Bob Ross admits to snooping.

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But as a college student working at a Marshfield lumber company during the summer of 1978, the exploration of a barn’s third floor helped him understand the contribution of Wisconsin’s lumber industry to World War II.

‘Buffalo Soldiers’ Earned Indians’ Respect On Frontier – Army.mil/News

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Feb. 2, 2007) – The African-American cavalrymen known as "Buffalo Soldiers" proved that they could ride, shoot and fight as well as anyone else during their service on the American frontier.

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The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga, 1775 – Military History Blog on the Web

We turn to an earlier American war, with a look at the capture of Fort Ticonderoga (11 May 1775). This is seen as the first offensive action take by the American rebels. The guns captured at Ticonderoga would soon be put to use around Boston.

The USS Montauk’s Place in History – about.com: Military History

On January 27, 1863, the ironclad USS Montauk bombarded the Confederate Fort McAllister in the Ogeechee River, Georgia in "> a test of her combat abilities." However, the Montauk’s most significant contribution to history came while stationed off Washington, D.C..

The Types of Military History – Pt 1 – Blog Them Out of the Stone Age

The Types of Military History – Pt 2 – Blog Them Out of the Stone Age

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