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  • April 2, 1865), was a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He gained ... in Culpepper, Virginia, and graduated from the United States Military Academy ...
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  • Espionage is the practice of obtaining confidential information through ... ==Types of Espionage== ===Industrial Espionage=== Industrial espionage ...
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  • from Boston, who, at 24 years old, became the chief artillery officer of ... who died in 1759. Henry left school at the age of 12, and became a clerk ...
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  • turning Lieutenant William Bligh and some of the officers and crew adrift ... Mutiny is the act of conspiring to disobey an order that a group of ...
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  • Federalist No. 5, titled "The Same Subject Continued: Concerning ... Federalist No. 5 addresses the idea of states forming regional confederacies ...
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  • The Burning of Washington is the name given to the burning of Washington ... The White House was burned. Only the exterior walls remained, and ...
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  • 1773 – April 4, 1841) was an American military leader, politician, and ... When Harrison took office in 1841 at the age of 68, he was the oldest ...
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  • politician. From 1946 to 1952 he was the first official Secretary-General ... organize multinational troops to respond to the invasion of Korea in 1950 ...
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  • Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 – May 29, 1866) was a United States ... A national hero after the Mexican-American War, he served as military ...
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  • The Allied Powers were a group of countries (also known as the Allies ... The Second World War's opposing alliances pitted strong democracies ...
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  • The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM Treaty or ABMT) was a treaty ... Only two ABM systems have previously been operational against ICBMs: ...
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  • The bugle is one of the simplest brass instruments; it is essentially ... Historically the bugle was signaling instrument, as well as an official ...
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  • The Purple Heart is an American military decoration that was the first ... Designed by Washington in the form of a purple heart, it was intended ...
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  • elected positions as a representative in the Louisiana House of Representatives ... Benjamin was born a British subject in Christiansted, Saint Croix ...
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  • referred to as Joe Brown, was a Governor of Georgia from 1857 to 1865, ... business dealings; acquiring great wealth at the misery of others, mainly convict ...
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  • pioneer, soldier, and statesman. He was the seventh governor of Kentucky ... Born in South Carolina, Adair enlisted in the state militia and served ...
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  • diplomat and conservative politician. He was the fourth secretary-general of ... Prior to serving as UN secretary general, Waldheim was a member of ...
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  • Category:Military [[Image:ROTCFTX1.jpg|thumb|right|200 px|Army ROTC ... The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) is a college-based ...
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  • as Belle Boyd, was a Confederate spy in the American Civil War. She operated ... Belle was born in Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), the eldest ...
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  • economist. He began his career as a member of the Austrian School of economics ... His mother was an illegitimate daughter of German emperor, Frederick III ...
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