Recent Memorial Pages by Clio, 41-60

• Abraham Lincoln

  Abraham Lincoln became the president of the United States during the most divisive period of U.S. history. He gained national attention during the Senate…

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  Updated 10 Aug 2011 - 33,804 views

  Contributions 166 images, 5 comments, 3 stories

• Neuengamme Concentration Camp

  The Neuengamme concentration camp was established as a subcamp of Sachsenhausen at an abandoned brickworks in Hamburg, Germany. Camp prisoners were used…

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  Updated 01 Aug 2011 - 4,308 views

  Contributions 2 images

• The Gettysburg Address

  On November 19, 1863, President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication ceremonies of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg,…

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  Updated 09 Jul 2011 - 5,206 views

  Contributions 6 images, 1 comment, 1 story

• The Cherokee Indians

  The Cherokee Indians are the largest Native American group in the United States today. This tribe has a unique history, culture and religion that began…

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  Updated 29 Jun 2011 - 13,962 views

  Contributions 28 images, 1 comment, 6 stories

• The Sioux Indians

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  Updated 17 Jun 2011 - 6,360 views

  Contributions 19 images

• The Jazz Singer

  The Jazz Singer was the first full-length talking motion picture, or “talkie,” with wide exposure throughout the U.S. and the world. Al Jolson played…

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  Updated 16 Jun 2011 - 5,620 views

  Contributions 4 images, 1 comment, 1 story

• Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.

  Theodore Roosevelt was the son of President Theodore Roosevelt. He earned a Medal of Honor for his service during the Normandy invasion.

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  Updated 13 Jun 2011 - 5,758 views

  Contributions 199 images, 2 stories

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt

  Franklin D. Roosevelt, the only man ever elected to four terms as president, holds a unique place in American history. Sworn into office during the…

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  Updated 08 Jun 2011 - 6,202 views

  Contributions 25 images, 2 comments, 1 story

• D-day Normandy Invasion

  The invasion of Normandy came as the long-awaited Second-Front, anticipated by Russia and feared by Hitler. “Operation Overlord” commenced on June 6,…

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  Updated 06 Jun 2011 - 26,893 views

  Contributions 63 images, 2 comments, 3 stories

• Mervyn Sharp Bennion

  Mervyn Sharp Bennion served in the United States Navy and was the Captain of the U.S.S. Virginia at Pearl Harbor. He was serving aboard his ship on the…

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  Updated 26 May 2011 - 177,918 views

  Contributions 2 images, 2 comments, 1 story

• Korean War

  The Korean War began when North Korea invaded South Korea in June 1950. North Korea’s communist leaders desired a unified, communist Korea, but they did…

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  Updated 19 May 2011 - 13,390 views

  Contributions 11 images, 1 comment, 1 story

• The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki

  When faced with a full-scale invasion of Japan or the dropping of atomic bombs, newly-appointed President Harry S Truman immediately realized the full…

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  Updated 07 May 2011 - 40,782 views

  Contributions 12 images, 1 comment, 1 story

• Lincoln-Douglas Debates

  The Lincoln-Douglas debates took place in Illinois from August to October, 1858. Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas were competing for a seat in the U.S.…

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  Updated 07 May 2011 - 13,756 views

  Contributions 15 images, 1 comment, 1 story

• Kristallnacht—The Night of Broken Glass

  On the night of November 9, 1938, Nazi Storm Troopers and German citizens launched a massive, government-coordinated attack on Jews throughout Germany.…

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  Updated 03 May 2011 - 29,979 views

  Contributions 90 images, 1 story

• Anne Frank

  Anne Frank is probably the best-known victim of the Holocaust. As a young child, her family fled Germany for the Netherlands to escape the escalating…

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  Updated 01 Apr 2011 - 12,848 views

  Contributions 7 images, 2 comments

• The Chickasaw Indians

  The Chickasaw Indian Nation was made up of great warriors in historic times. Known as the “Spartans of the lower Mississippi Valley,” they never lost…

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  Updated 22 Mar 2011 - 5,307 views

  Contributions 3 images

• Muscogee (Creek) Indians

  The Muscogee or Creek Indians, as they are better known, populated the south eastern region of the United States until they were removed to Oklahoma in…

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  Updated 06 Mar 2011 - 6,296 views

  Contributions 2 images, 4 stories

• Dachau Concentration Camp

  The Dachau Concentration Camp was the first Nazi camp created for political prisoners, Jews, and other so-called undesirables. At first, Dachau housed…

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  Updated 27 Feb 2011 - 9,672 views

  Contributions 18 images, 3 comments, 1 story

• Auschwitz Concentration Camp

  No other Nazi concentration camp is as well known for the atrocities committed within than the Auschwitz-Bikenau camp. Auschwitz and its two other main…

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  Updated 18 Jan 2011 - 22,942 views

  Contributions 16 images, 1 comment, 3 stories

• The Battle of Iwo Jima

  The Battle of Iwo Jima was supposed to take only five days according to U.S. military analysis. This invasion quickly became a killing field. Facing…

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  Updated 11 Jan 2011 - 16,215 views

  Contributions 21 images, 2 comments, 1 story