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| 11/19/2008 American Revolution: The War in the South
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| We continue our overview of the American Revolution with a look at the campaigns in the South. With the victory at Saratoga, the Congress was able to secure a...
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| 11/17/2008 World War I: Battle of the Somme Ends
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| November 18, 1916 - After four and half months of fighting, the Battle of the Somme ends. Launched on July 1, 1916, the Somme offensive was an attempt by...
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| 11/15/2008 Thirty Years' War: Gustavus Adolphus Killed at Lützen!
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| November 16, 1632 - Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus (right) is killed at the Battle of Lutzen. Ignoring increasingly wintery weather, Gustavus Adolphus advanced against Albrecht von Wallenstein's Catholic forces...
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| 11/13/2008 American Civil War: Burnside's Plan Approved
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| November 14, 1862 - President Abraham Lincoln approves Major General Ambrose Burnside's (left) plan for capturing the Confederate capital at Richmond. A native of Rhode Island, Burnside entered the...
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| 11/11/2008 World War II: Japanese Turned Back at Guadalcanal
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| November 12-15, 1942 - Allied ships win the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. As fighting on Guadalcanal raged, the Japanese organized a convoy to transport 7,000 reinforcements to the island...
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| 11/09/2008 Vietnam War: F-8 Crusader - "The Last Gunfighter"
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| Designed in the 1950s, the Vought F-8 Crusader (right) was the last American fighter designed with guns as its principle weapon. Developed by John Russell Clark, the F-8 possessed...
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| 11/07/2008 American Revolution: New York, Philadelphia, & Saratoga
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| Today we continue our overview of the American Revolution with the New York & Philadelphia Campaigns and the Battle of Saratoga. Following the success around Boston, American fortunes took...
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| 11/05/2008 American Civil War: CSS Shenandoah Surrenders
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| November 6, 1865 - The Confederate raider CSS Shenandoah (right) puts into Liverpool, England becoming the last unit to surrender during the American Civil War. Built as Sea King...
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| 11/03/2008 World War II: Fighting Rages at Second El Alamein
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| October 23-November 5, 1942 - British forces win the Second Battle of El Alamein. Following their success in stopping the Axis advance at the First Battle of El Alamein...
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| 11/01/2008 Second Boer War: Ladysmith Besieged
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| November 2, 1899 - Boer forces besiege British troops at Ladysmith, South Africa. With the outbreak of hostilities, Boer forces moved quickly to isolate British garrisons such as Ladysmith...
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