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My friend says there was an emperor of the United States. What's the story with that?
How many civilians died as a direct or indirect result of the fighting during the American Civil War?
What president wrote a novel that won an award?
What famous memorial in Washington D.C. is surrounded by Japanese cherry trees?
I have researched literally hundreds of articles and cannot find the names of the seven senators on the Senate Watergate Committee. Can you please give me this information or another place where I could find it?
I was watching a movie about Pearl Harbor and it said that when the president asked for a declaration of war (against Japan) there was only one vote against it. Who was it?
When was the first Macy's Parade?
What are the oldest colleges and universities in the United States?
I wanted to know more about the submarine "The Hunley." When and where did it go down? Why?
A few summers ago I was digging (as I often do) for rocks in my grandmother's backyard. Somehow I came across a small, heavy glass piece. It has a date printed on it and it says "PATENT JANY 11TH 1868." Do you know where I can find patent information online?
Did anyone ever really escape from Alcatraz?
What candidate has run in the most U.S. presidential elections?
Which state in the Union has the highest number of electoral college votes?
Where can I find a list of the Speakers of the House have there been in the U.S. House of Representatives?
I am trying to find a map of the original 13 colonies.
Can you tell me what Ohio's old state capital was?
I can't find the war that the phrase "the shot heard 'round the world" refers to?
Who is the youngest person ever appointed to the Supreme Court?
Why and when was the Certificate of Need (CON) created?
We need info on The Blackout . . . thinking this was in New York City?