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Can You Get in Trouble for Not Flying the U.S. Flag at Half-staff?
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Days when U.S. flags are officially lowered to half-staff have greatly increased. But can you get into trouble if you don't lower your own flag?
How the Truman Doctrine Changed American Foreign Policy Forever
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The Truman Doctrine was an American foreign policy created to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion. But some consider it as the official beginning of the Cold War.
Mary Edwards Walker: Civil War Surgeon and the Only Female Medal of Honor Recipient
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We'll be blunt: Mary Edwards deserves mad respect. She was a feminist and abolitionist; the first female Civil War surgeon in the U.S. Army; and a Civil War POW. Plus she wore pants!
Can You Match the State to Its Crazy Law?
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If you've ever honked your horn, played pinball or swore in public, you might be a criminal. It all depends on the state in which you carried out the act. Take a look at these crazy laws and try to match them to the correct state.
Do You Know Which Cities Have a NHL Team, and Which Don’t?
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Put everything you're doing on ice and get ready to "check" this quiz! We want to know if you're an NHL super fan. Can you identify these hockey towns and those that might wish they were? Travel the U.S. one NHL team at a time!
How Do New States Become Part of the U.S.?
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Candidates for the "51st state" include Puerto Rico, Guam and Washington, D.C. How likely is this to happen for any of them, and how did the U.S. get the 50 it already has?
'What, Me Worry?' Celebrating 70 Years of Mad Magazine
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Beloved of preteen Boomers, this subversively stupid magazine set the tone for everything that came after it, from "Saturday Night Live" to "The Daily Show."
Are There Limits to Freedom of the Press in the U.S.?
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What is freedom of the press in the United States and what are the limits? HowStuffWorks looks at the law.
The Apollo Missions Quiz
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Remember when space exploration wasn't just a rich guy's pet project, it was a shared national ambition? Nothing encapsulated that more than the Apollo program. Revisit those heady days of American history with our quiz!
Modern Decline of Railroads
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The decline of railroads came about during the 1960s and 1970s as the automobile dominated transportation. Read about the decline of railroads.