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4 hours ago · The Confederate Congress gave control over military operations, and authority for mustering state forces and volunteers to the President of the Confederate States of America on February 28, 1861, and March 6, 1861.
4 hours ago · Curtis Emerson LeMay (November 15, 1906 – October 1, 1990) was a US Air Force general who implemented an effective but controversial strategic bombing campaign in the Pacific theater of World War II. He later served as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, from 1961 to 1965.
1 day ago · The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) East division.
1 day ago · List of British generals and brigadiers. This is a list of people who have held general officer rank or the rank of brigadier (together now recognized as starred officers) in the British Army, Royal Marines, British Indian Army or other British military force since the Acts of Union 1707.
1 day ago · Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), [ 1 ] known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," [ 2 ] with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature." [ 3 ]
4 hours ago · This article is about the theory that the United States is either distinctive, unique, or exemplary compared to other nations. For the ideology that the U.S. has an exceptional mission in the world, see Americanism (ideology). History of U.S. expansion and influence. Colonialism. Manifest destiny. Territorial evolution. American frontier.
1 day ago · Rutherford Birchard Hayes (/ ˈrʌðərfərd / ⓘ; October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893) was the 19th president of the United States, serving from 1877 to 1881. As an attorney in Ohio, Hayes served as Cincinnati 's city solicitor from 1858 to 1861. He was a staunch abolitionist who defended refugee slaves in court proceedings. [1] .
