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FAQ - History & Social Studies Articles

FAQ - History & Social Studies

The Boston Tea Party

The Boston Tea Party was an event in which patriots in the American colony of Massachusetts dressed as Mohawk Indians and threw 342 chests of tea that belonged to the British East India Company

Bennett O'brien
Bennett O'brien
Updated May 15, 2024
FAQ - History & Social Studies

What is D-Day

D-Day refers to the day that the Allied forces invaded Normandy, France in an effort to liberate Western Europe from the grip of Nazi Germany.

Bennett O'brien
Bennett O'brien
Updated May 15, 2024
FAQ - History & Social Studies

Battle of Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg was a major battle that was fought between the Union Army and the Confederate Army on July 1rst through July 3rd, 1863.

Bennett O'brien
Bennett O'brien
Updated May 14, 2024
FAQ - History & Social Studies

Battle of the Bulge

The Battle of the Bulge was a brutal battle that took place in the Ardennes Forest in Belgium and Luxemburg during World War II.

Bennett O'brien
Bennett O'brien
Updated May 14, 2024
FAQ - History & Social Studies

Battle of Bunker Hill

The Battle of Bunker Hill was one of the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. It took place on Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill in Charlestown Massachusetts during the siege of Boston

Bennett O'brien
Bennett O'brien
Updated May 13, 2024
FAQ - History & Social Studies

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and a civil rights leader in the 1950s and 1960s in the United States.

Bennett O'brien
Bennett O'brien
Updated May 13, 2024
FAQ - History & Social Studies

Who is Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th president of the United States. He served as president from 1869-1877. He was also the commander of the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Bennett O'brien
Bennett O'brien
Updated May 10, 2024
FAQ - History & Social Studies

The Titanic

At the time that the ship was put into service in 1912, she was the largest ship in the world and also the most luxurious cruise liner.

Bennett O'brien
Bennett O'brien
Updated May 9, 2024
FAQ - History & Social Studies

Emancipation Proclamation

The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order and presidential proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln that changed the legal status of over 3.5 million enslaved people

Bennett O'brien
Bennett O'brien
Updated May 6, 2024
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