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? Ron Current ? By the end of 15th century Span had claimed for itself all of South and Central America and as far north in North American as California, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado and Kansas. But claiming these lands and controlling them were two totally a different matters. ? The…
Month: March 2019
History Nugget #10: March 2019
“Remember the days of old, consider the years long past; ask your father, and he will inform you; your elders, and they will tell you.” Deuteronomy 32:7 NRSV
History Nugget #9: March 2019
“The omission of such events as the Mexican War from the American consciousness does history injustice.” “The cost in American lives was staggering. Of the 104,556 men who served in the army, both regulars and volunteers, 13,768 men died, the highest death rate of any war in our history. The period between 1844 and 1848…
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