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Medical science advances with every war . The American Civil War saw surgeons mastering the art of amputation, whi...  ...ance meant that more soldiers would survive later wars , though it also meant more would survive with lif...  ...ould survive with lifelong disabilities....

Americans learn that the Battle of Gettysburg in July of 18...  ...g in July of 1863 was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War . Hundreds of thousands took part, and 50,000 sold...  ...plus those of support teams, journalists, and the civilians...

The Medal of Honor is the highest military decorat...  ...Medal of Honor for his service during the Vietnam War . He was part of the special forces dispatched to...  ...the Metro Herald newspaper, a means of supporting civil rights causes and the community in Alexandria, Vi...  ...ing in a time when discriminati...

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Ever since chests of tea were thrown out into the...  ...were thrown out into the Boston Harbor during the American Revolution, coffee had been the staple beverage f...  ...volution, coffee had been the staple beverage for Americans . So it didn't come as a surprise that one of the...  ...ered as an ingredient o...

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