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When the United States chose its first president in 1788, Americans turned to George Washington who, as an army general, had led them to victory over the British and independence. The acclaim that he had received as a war hero made him a unifying figure and gave him tremendous power.
Read moreThey are not called bugs or pests for nothing. Harmful pests are plants’ worst enemy and a gardener’s nightmare.
Read moreAmerican soldiers returning home from Vietnam often faced scorn as the war they had fought in became increasingly unpopular.
Read moreThe flag of the United States of America is folded thirteen times when it is lowered or handed to the widow at the burial of a veteran. Here is the meaning of each of those folds.
Read moreOn the morning of December 7, 1941 Paul Kennedy found himself staring straight at an incoming Japanese fighter plane.
Read moreOn June 6, 1944, the Allied troops stunned German forces with a massive invasion of the French coast by air and see. On the eve of the historic event, U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Commander of Allied Expeditionary Force, issued his orders of the day for the upcoming invasion.
Read moreSam A. Cluck joined the 160th Field Artillery Regiment of the Oklahoma National Guard in 1935 in Wewoka, Okla., and was mobilized with the unit in 1940. Because he was the father of a small child, he was separated from the service a year later and worked in an aircraft factory until being drafted for service in World War II. After the war, he returned to the 160th Field Artillery, working his way through the ranks to First Sergeant. In 1950 he became a full-time unit administrator at the Wewoka Armory. Late in that year, he accompanied the unit when it was mobilized and served with it during the Korean War.
Read moreThe 189th Regiment, known as the Oklahoma Regional Training Institute, reached a new historical milestone for the state when Col. Cynthia Tinkham became the first female to have a major command in the Oklahoma Army National Guard.
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