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The United States of America is a sovereign state stretching across North America between Canada and Mexico, Alaska in the continent's northwest, the mid-Pacific archipelago of Hawaii and several territories in the Pacific & Caribbean. Founded by European émigrés rebelling from British control in the 1700s, the US spread across the continent by conquest and land-purchase to become the most powerful country on the planet after the Cold War in the 1900s.
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What time of day was the White House burned in August of 1814?
The WP article "Burning of Washington" does not give specific times, beyond vaguely stating "that night". (Confusingly, the contemporary illustrations are a mix of day and night scenes...)
However, it …
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Which state capital did the Apollo 11 command module NOT visit after it returned from the moon?
The linked Smithsonian page also has this page from a report, which expresses it a bit more explictly:
...completed an earthbound journey of nearly 14,000 miles by land, visiting the capitals of the …
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Was there a town called Munich in Jackson County, Tennessee?
The witnesses on the typed version (not the diagram) might give us a clue - one is "W. V. BRINGLE". A Walter V. Bringle was married in Tipton County, Tennessee, in 1896; I can;t find him in the 1900 c …
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Why was the ship "Palmyra" so named?
It's hard to say for sure, but I strongly suspect it was named for the historic Palmyra in Syria. Most of the American settlements were only established (or renamed) after 1802 - skimming the WP artic …
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Is it reasonable to claim that peaceful transfers of power began, globally, in the United St...
I think this is probably one of those things that is technically "true" as long as you very carefully define your terms. (I have seen a similar claim made which focused on the election rather than the …
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Why does the Canadian Air Force name its ranks like its Army, whilst the Australian and New ...
This can be explained by organisational history, but for different reasons in the US and Canadian contexts.
The British system, where the RAF has distinct names, arises from the origins of the RAF in …
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Has any U.S. Vice President cast a tie-breaking vote against their own administration?
You mentioned Calhoun - it seems he definitely did cast two tie-breaking votes (on the same subject, but separate occasions) against the wishes of the President. This was on Andrew Jackson's nominatio …
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List of Lend Lease deliveries by years
There is a list of tonnages by type and year (or rather by 'protocol period', July-June) here. It's very high-level, but it does at least let you show, for example, that food deliveries peaked in 1943 …
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Have there been any joint US-Russia/Soviet military engagements post WW II?
Depends somewhat on your definition of 'engagement' and 'conflict'. (Or, in the case of Syria, your definition of 'joint'...)
The UNTSO peacekeeping/observation mission in the Middle East had a perma …
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How much were telegraphists in the 1950s paid?
An enlisted Naval serviceman was paid anything from $80 to $213/month, depending on rank and service. I can't find a clear US record, but the Canadians had the lowest (non-training) telegraphist grade …
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