This Teen Girl Was Known as the Female Paul Revere

 

When Did the US Start Issuing Green Cards? The coveted document earned its nickname from the green paper used to print the first cards in the 1940s. Read More

Who Invented Candy Canes? The iconic holiday candy dates back to 17th century Europe. According to one theory, it was created to appease fidgety choirboys. Read More

This Teen Girl Was Known as the Female Paul Revere Sybil Ludington’s stormy midnight ride to rouse troops, if it happened, was three times as long—and markedly more dangerous. Read More

Video: Remembering Charles Norman Shay World War II veteran Charles Norman Shay, who died Wednesday at age 101, was a combat medic with the 1st Infantry. Hear his account of being part of one of the first units to go ashore on Omaha Beach on D-Day. Watch Video

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