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Most of the world has a labor holiday on May 1. Why does the U.S. celebrate it in September? Is this just America being "different"?
Obviously people are talking about schools reopening soon. I know that back during polio there was a lot of similar stuff like people leaving cities and closing schools. How did they reopen schools after polio?
Was the Union army in control of Fort Pillow before it was attacked during the Civil War? Were they flying the "black flag"? If so, what does that flag mean?
What was established first-The Department of Defense or the CIA?
I would like information about the Totem Trail, probably used by pioneers in the 1900's. Where did it start? Did it go south to north or east to west? Where did it end? And what was noteworthy about this trail, as well as the Chisholm Trail, the Mormon Trail, and the Oregon Trail? The Oregon Trail passed through Heddinger, North Dakota, and that's all I know.
Senators were not always elected by the people. Before this, how did a senator get a seat in the senate?
I'm in 7th grade and I need to know what the postage rate for a first class letter was and also I need to know one top story in 1987 for my life story.
Can you identify and give any details of a prison fire that occurred in early 1930, before May, that took several lives? It was a disaster of such proportion that it made the news in Europe as well as in the USA.
What was the name of the vessel that brought the Statue of Liberty to America?
I don't ever recall hearing that a U.S. B-52 airplane struck the Empire State Building. Can you point me to an article regarding who, what, why, when and where?
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?
Can you tell me what Ohio's old state capital was?
How many civilians died as a direct or indirect result of the fighting during the American Civil War?
We need info on The Blackout . . . thinking this was in New York City?
What famous memorial in Washington D.C. is surrounded by Japanese cherry trees?
What are the oldest colleges and universities in the United States?
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?
Why and when was the Certificate of Need (CON) created?
What president wrote a novel that won an award?

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