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Aug 1, 2024 · Third Reich - Defeat, Nazi Germany, Holocaust: By the end of 1943 at the latest, Germany’s defeat seemed certain to many of its own military leaders. The fact that the war continued for another 18 months, at terrible cost, was due to the refusal of Hitler to admit defeat and his determination to drag down Germany and half of Europe with him ...
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Jul 30, 2024 · Battle of Gettysburg, (July 1–3, 1863), major engagement in the American Civil War, fought 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, that was a crushing Southern defeat.
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- The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, during the American Civil War, in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
- The Battle of Gettysburg, a major battle of the American Civil War, was fought between the Union army (the North) and the Confederate army (the Sou...
- The Battle of Gettysburg was won by the Union army (the North).
- The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the turning points of the American Civil War. The South lost many of its men, including generals and colonels,...
- The Gettysburg Address was a speech given on November 19, 1863, by U.S. Pres. Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysb...
1 day ago · A year later, the allied Greeks claimed a key victory in the Battle of Plataea, killing Mardonius and ending the second Persian invasion. Ancient and modern writers alike have cited the Battle of Thermopylae as a flagship example of the power of an army defending against an invading force.
15 hours ago · The USA men’s basketball team on Saturday won its fifth straight Olympic gold medal, defeating a spirited French team 98-87. Behind Stephen Curry’s 24 points, the Americans finally put away ...
Jul 29, 2024 · The Greeks won the Trojan War. According to the Roman epic poet Virgil, the Trojans were defeated after the Greeks left behind a large wooden horse and pretended to sail for home. Unbeknown to the Trojans, the wooden horse was filled with Greek warriors.
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- According to the ancient Greek epic poet Homer, the Trojan War was caused by Paris, son of the Trojan king, and Helen, wife of the Greek king Menel...
- There has been much debate over historical evidence of the Trojan War. Archaeological finds in Turkey suggest that the city of Troy did exist but t...
- The death of Achilles, the greatest Greek warrior of the Trojan War, is not described in Homeric works. In Arctinus’s Aethiopis, Achilles is said t...
1 day ago · It took place on June 25–26, 1876, along the Little Bighorn River in the Crow Indian Reservation in southeastern Montana Territory. The battle, which resulted in the defeat of U.S. forces, was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
1 day ago · A gold medal. The U.S. defeated Brazil 1-0 on Saturday to stand back on top of the Olympic podium for the first time in 12 years. Mallory Swanson, part of head coach Emma Hayes ’ new front three ...
