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Just after dawn on July 14, 1918—Bastille Day in France—four American fliers of the 95th Aero Squadron, piloting French-built Nieuport 28 biplane fighters, set out on patrol looking for German observation aircraft. Shortly after crossing no-man’s-lan
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Today In History May 13, 1865
UNION SOLDIER JOHN J. WILLIAMS IS KILLED ON THE BANKS OF THE RIO GRANDE DURING THE BATTLE OF PALMITO RANCH. RECOGNIZED AS THE LAST MAN TO DIE IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, HE WAS ONE OF AN ESTIMATED700,000MEN—ROUGHLY 2% OF THE U.S. POPULATION AT THE TIM
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The lincoln Forum
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