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Presidential Trivia (Nov. 22 & 23)

TDIH: Mary Babnik Brown

TDIH: Pennsylvania's Ratifying Convention

TDIH: Battle of Blackstock's

TDIH: The Gettysburg Address

Medal of Honor Monday: Sammy Davis

Presidential Trivia Answers (Nov. 15 & 16)

Presidential Trivia (Nov. 15 & 16)

TDIH: Battle of Fort Washington

TDIH: Charles Carroll, Signer of the Declaration

TDIH: The Yorkie Doodle Dandy of WWII

This Day in History: Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Medal of Honor Monday: Alwyn Cashe

Presidential Trivia Answers (Nov. 8 & 9)

Presidential Trivia (Nov. 8 & 9)

TWIH: Marine Corps War Memorial

TDIH: Non-Signers of the Constitution

TDIH: Abraham Lincoln elected

TDIH: John Glover

Medal Of Honor Monday: John Basilone

Presidential Trivia Answers (Nov. 1 & 2)

Presidential Trivia (Nov. 1 & 2)

TDIH: Providence & the Revolution

TDIH: USS Philadelphia, set ablaze

TDIH: Martha Jefferson

TDIH: Cal Poly Football Team Tragedy

Medal of Honor Monday: Lucian Adams

Presidential Trivia Answers (Oct. 25 & 26)

Presidential Trivia (Oct. 25 & 26)

TDIH: The Man Who Saved the World

TDIH: Israel Bissell

TDIH: George Washington vs. Pacifists

This Day in History: Milton “Skipper” Olive's sacrifice

Medal of Honor Monday: Harold H. Moon

Presidential Trivia Answers (Oct. 18 & 19)

Presidential Trivia (Oct. 18 & 19)

TDIH: Bess Truman

TDIH: Victory at Yorktown

TDIH: Cuban Missile Crisis

TDIH: Calvin Coolidge on Government

Medal of Honor Monday: Leo Thorsness

Presidential Trivia Answers (Oct. 11 & 12)

Presidential Trivia (Oct. 11 & 12)

TDIH: First President to Fly

TDIH: Aircraft USS Shenandoah

TDIH: Tony Burris's bravery in Korea

TDIH: Founders on Religion

Medal of Honor Monday: Herbert K. Pililaau

Presidential Trivia Answers (Oct. 4 & 5)

Presidential Trivia (Oct. 4 & 5)

TDIH: Wright Brothers' "Practical" Airplane

TDIH: Thomas Stone, Signer

TDIH: Seaman Second Class John Cullen

TDIH: WWII Heroine Violet Cowden

Medal of Honor Monday: Frank Luke, Jr.

Presidential Trivia Answers (Sept. 27 & 28)

Presidential Trivia (Sept. 27 & 28)

TDIH: Reba Whittle, flight nurse

TDIH: Old Abe

TDIH: Calvin Coolidge on Liberty

TDIH: Tibor Rubin's bravery in Korea

Medal of Honor Monday: Douglas Munro

Presidential Trivia Answers (Sept. 20 & 21)

Presidential Trivia (Sept. 20 & 21)

TDIH: Bazooka Charlie

TDIH: Battle at Freeman's Farm

TDIH: U.S. Air Force Birthday

TDIH: Happy Constitution Day!

Medal of Honor Monday: Oscar G. Johnson, Jr.

Presidential Trivia Answers (Sept. 13 & 14)

Presidential Trivia (Sept. 13 & 14)

TDIH: Our National Anthem

TDIH: Pearl Carter Scott, Aviator

TDIH: Remembering 9-11

TWIH: Battle of Brandywine

Medal of Honor Monday: John Joseph Tominac

Presidential Trivia Answers (Sept. 6 & 7)

Presidential Trivia (Sept. 6 & 7)

TDIH: Submarines in the Revolution

TDIH: Assassination Attempt on Ford

TDIH: Battle of Blue Savannah

TDIH: Battle of Cooch's Bridge

Medal of Honor Monday: Bobbie E. Brown, Jr.

Presidential Trivia Answers (Aug. 30 & 31)

Presidential Trivia (August 30 & 31)

TDIH: Second Battle of Bull Run

TDIH: Escape from Brooklyn

TDIH: "I have a dream!"

TDIH: Nicky Bacon's Medal of Honor

Medal of Honor Monday: Mitchell Paige

Presidential Trivia Answers (Aug. 23 & 24)

Presidential Trivia (August 23 & 24)

TDIH: America's Cup

TDIH: Battle of Long Island

TDIH: “Bloody Ban” Tarleton

TDIH: Washington on Revolution

Medal of Honor Monday: Silvestre Herrera

Presidential Trivia Answers

Presidential Trivia (Aug. 16 & 17)

TDIH: Emma Didlake, WWII Veteran

TDIH: Esek Hopkins

TDIH: Jackson vs. Quincy Adams

TDIH: Annie Oakley

Medal of Honor Monday: Robert Simanek

Presidential Trivia Answers (Aug. 9 & 10)

Presidential Trivia (August 9 & 10)

TDIH: Battle of Guam

TDIH: Steven Bennett's Medal of Honor

TDIH: Happy Purple Heart Day!

TDIH: The Calutron Girls

Medal of Honor Monday: Louis J. Sebille

Presidential Trivia Answers (August 2 & 3)

Presidential Trivia (August 3 & 4)

"Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered"

"We must fight! I repeat it, sir, we must fight!"

"You are Freeman, fighting for the blessings of liberty"

"We fight get beat rise and fight again"

TDIH: A note from Tara

Presidential Trivia Answers (July 26 & 27)

Presidential Trivia (July 26 & 27)

TDIH: Benjamin Franklin, Postmaster General

TDIH: Coolidge & the Boy Scouts

TDIH: The Battle of Tinian

TDIH: Roger Sherman, Nearly Forgotten Founder

Medal of Honor Monday: Leonard Foster Mason

Presidential Trivia Answers (July 19 & 20)

Presidential Trivia (July 19 & 20)

TDIH: Richard Sorenson's Medal

TDIH: John Adams on Power

TDIH: Elbridge Gerry, Signer of the Declaration

TDIH: God Bless America

Medal of Honor Monday: Robert Modrzejewski & John

Presidential Trivia Answers (July 12 & 13)

Presidential Trivia (July 12 & 13)

TDIH: Washington on Debt

TDIH: Robert L. Howard, Medal recipient

TDIH: Salem Poor, Revolutionary War Hero

TDIH: Zachary Taylor's short presidency

Medal of Honor Monday: Jack Koelsch

Presidential Trivia Answers (July 5 & 6)

Presidential Trivia (July 5 & 6)

TDIH: The tragic death of Calvin Coolidge’s son

TDIH: Happy Independence Day!

TDIH: Reagan on Independence Day

TDIH: Happy 2nd of July!

Medal of Honor Monday: Jimmie Monteith

Presidential Trivia Answers (June 28 & 29)

Presidential Trivia (June 28 & 29)

TDIH: Washington on Church & State

TDIH: Betsy Ross

TDIH: Battle of Monmouth

TDIH: FDR Pushes the Limits of the Constitution

Medal of Honor Monday: Pedro Cano

Presidential Trivia Answers (June 21 & 22)

Presidential Trivia (June 21 & 22)

TDIH: Japanese attack Oregon

TDIH: Chaos in 1912

TDIH: Juneteenth

TDIH: The War of 1812

Medal of Honor Monday: Jared C. Monti

Presidential Trivia Answers (June 14 & 15)

Presidential Trivia (June 14 & 15)

TDIH: Happy Flag Day!

TDIH: The Carlisle Commission

TDIH: George H.W. Bush in WWII

TDIH: Joseph Warren, Revolutionary War Hero

Medal of Honor Monday: Richard McCool

Presidential Trivia Answers (June 7 & 8)

Presidential Trivia (June 7 & 8)

TDIH: Richard Bush, WWII Hero

TDIH: D-Day's 80th Anniversary

TDIH: D-Day's Medals of Honor

TDIH: The Battle of Midway

Medal of Honor Monday: Thomas Fowler

Presidential Trivia Answers (May 31 & June 1)

Presidential Trivia (May 31 & June 1)

TDIH: Captain James Jack's Ride

TDIH: William Shomo, WWII Hero

TDIH: The Battle of Attu

TWIH: Donald Ross, hero of Pearl Harbor

Medal of Honor Monday: Robert Foley

Presidential Trivia Answers (May 24 & 25)

Presidential Trivia (May 24 & 25)

TDIH: USS Squalus Rescued

TDIH: USS Squalus Sinks

TDIH: Washington refuses to be King

TDIH: Agrippa Hull

Medal of Honor Monday: Frankie Molnar

Presidential Trivia Answers

Presidential Trivia (May 17 & 18)

TDIH: Memphis Belle

TDIH: Andrew Johnson Impeachment

TDIH: First U.S. Airmail

TDIH: Mike Stewart's bravery in Vietnam

Medal of Honor Monday: David Winder

Presidential Trivia Answers (May 10 & 11)

Presidential Trivia (May 10 & 11)

TDIH: A Widow's Sacrifice

TDIH: First Lady Harriet Lane

TDIH: John Stark

TDIH: The First Inaugural Ball

Medal of Honor Monday: Robert M. Patterson

Presidential Trivia Answers (May 3 & 4)

Presidential Trivia (May 3 & 4)

TDIH: Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

TDIH: 82nd Airborne rescues Nazi prisoners

TWIH: Apollo 16

TDIH: Samuel Adams on Virtue & Society

Medal of Honor Monday: Jay Vargas

Presidential Trivia Answers (April 26 & 27)

Presidential Trivia (April 26 & 27)

TDIH: Operation Exercise Tiger

TDIH: The Female Paul Revere

TDIH: Operation Eagle Claw

TDIH: Fire at Notre Dame

Medal of Honor Monday: Ernest Childers

Presidential Trivia Answers (April 19 & 20)

Presidential Trivia (April 19 & 20)

TDIH: The Shot Heard Round the World

TDIH: Paul Revere's Ride

TDIH: Benjamin Franklin

TDIH: Last Battle of the Revolution

Medal of Honor Monday: Jason Dunham

Presidential Trivia Answers

Presidential Trivia (April 12 & 13)

TDIH: Lyman Hall, Signer of the Declaration

TDIH: Brokering Peace with Britain

TDIH: USS Thresher Sinks

TDIH: Battle of the Saintes

Medal of Honor Monday: James Howard

Presidential Trivia Answers (April 5 & 6)

Presidential Trivia (April 5 & 6)

TDIH: Robert Smalls Escapes

TDIH: MLK Assassinated

TDIH: The Pony Express

TDIH: Richard Antrim's bravery in captivity

Medal of Honor Monday: Walter Wetzel

Presidential Trivia Answers (March 29 & 30)

Presidential Trivia (March 30 & 31)

TDIH: 23rd Amendment

TDIH: Thomas Heyward, Signer of the Declaration

TDIH: Richard O'Kane, WWII Hero

TDIH: The Guy Who Spied on Benjamin Franklin

Medal of Honor Monday: Michael J. Fitzmaurice

Presidential Trivia Answers (March 22 & 23)

Presidential Trivia (March 22 & 23)

TWIH: Charles W. David, Jr., WWII Hero

TDIH: Charles Lindbergh's Historic Flight

TDIH: José Jiménez's bravery in Vietnam

This Day in History: Lucy Coffey, WWII Veteran

Medal of Honor Monday: Allan Kellogg

Presidential Trivia Answers (March 15 & 16)

Presidential Trivia (March 15 & 16)

Spring Break Quotes, #TakeFour

Spring Break Quotes, #TakeThree

Spring Break Quotes, #TakeTwo

Spring Break quotes #TakeOne

Tara's note about this week

Presidential Trivia Answers

Presidential Trivia (March 8 & 9)

TWIH: Bennie Adkins's Medal of Honor

TDIH: Abigail & John Adams

TDIH: Donut Dollies of Vietnam

TDIH: Boston Massacre Orations

Medal of Honor Monday: Troy McGill

Presidential Trivia Answers (March 1 & 2)

Presidential Trivia (March 1 & 2)

TWIH: Pfc. Leonard Kravitz's Medal of Honor

TDIH: Navy Nurse Corps

TDIH: Remember the Alamo!

TDIH: Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge

Medal of Honor Monday: Bruce P. Crandall

Presidential Trivia Answers (Feb. 23 & 24)

Presidential Trivia (Feb. 23 & 24)

TDIH: Chuck Mawhinney, Legendary Marine

TDIH: The Great White Fleet

This Week in History: Medals of Honor at Iwo Jima

TDIH: Frederick Douglass, abolitionist

Medal of Honor Monday: George “Bud” Day

Presidential Trivia Answers (Feb. 16 & 17)

Presidential Trivia (Feb.16 & 17)

TDIH: George Washington's Call to Service

TDIH: Battle of Fort Donelson

TDIH: Stars & Stripes Saluted

TWIH: Aaron Burr arrested for treason

Medal of Honor Monday: Jefferson DeBlanc

Presidential Trivia Answers

Presidential Trivia (Feb. 9 & 10)

TDIH: Thomas Selfridge, aviation pioneer

TDIH: Apollo 14 returns to Earth

TDIH: Great Baltimore Fire

This Day in History: Col. Archie Van Winkle

Medal of Honor Monday: Roger Donlon

Presidential Trivia Answers (Feb. 2 & 3)

Presidential Trivia (Feb. 2 & 3)

TDIH: Jefferson on Federalism

TDIH: The Last WWI Veteran

TDIH: Washington's Birthday a Federal Holiday

TDIH: George Washington's only trip abroad

Medal of Honor Monday: Maximo Yabes

Presidential Trivia Answers (Jan. 26 & 27)

Presidential Trivia (Jan. 26 & 27)

TDIH: Lt. Jack ReVelle, Cold War Hero

TDIH: First Live Televised POTUS Press Conference

TDIH: The Broken Arrow Incident of 1961

TDIH: George Clymer, Signer

Medal of Honor Monday: Daniel W. Lee, Sr.

Presidential Trivia Answers (Jan. 19 & 20)

Presidential Trivia (Jan. 19 & 20)

Tara's Week Gone Awry!

TDIH: Second Lt. Elsie Ott

TDIH: Space Shuttle Columbia

Medal of Honor Monday: Garfield Langhorn

Presidential Trivia Answers (Jan. 12 & 13)

Presidential Trivia (Jan. 12 & 13)

TDIH: John Hancock

TWIH: British Raid Rhode Island

TDIH: Lenah Higbee, WWI Nurse

TDIH: The Star of the West

Medal of Honor Monday: Russell Dunham

Presidential Trivia Answers (Jan. 5 & 6)

Presidential Trivia (Jan. 5 & 6)

TDIH: Ronald Reagan on Freedom

TDIH: Jefferson's "Mammoth Cheese"

TWIH: Enoch Crosby, Spy

TWIH: Annie Moore, first Ellis Island immigrant

Medal of Honor Monday: Robert E. Laws