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Military History O'Brien Browne	The Enigmatic Lawrence of Arabia T.E. Lawrence turned Arab Bedouin tribes into a powerful guerrilla army against the Turks, then fought to get them justice from Britain.
Military History Truman R. Strobridge	Africa's Black Napoleon Disgraced and cast out from his own tribe, Shaka went on to build a vast Zulu empire based on sheer terror, butchery and military brilliance.
Aviation History Frank Delear	America's Tragic Queen of the Air Harriet Quimby invaded man's domain as the country's first licensed woman pilot and gained fame for her aerial feats, only to die prematurely in a puzzling air crash.
Wild West Dinah Faber	A Small Difference of Opinion: The Dewey-Berry Feud Daniel Berry and his family were small farmers; Chauncey Dewey was a cattleman who ran a large ranch. Their visions crossed paths in northwest Kansas, with deadly results.
Wild West Gary L. Roberts	Gem Saloon Shootout William Rayner fashioned himself a Southern gentleman, but the citizens of El Paso usually gave him a wide berth. It took a stranger in town to cut him down to size.
Wild West P.A. Mallory	The Dodge City War When saloon owner Luke Short was told to get out of Dodge in 1883, he went. But he soon came back, and he was joined by the likes of Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson and Doc Holliday.
Wild West L. Robert Pyle	Cheyenne Chief Tall Bull Tall Bull led the Dog Soldiers in battle, but his death at Summit Springs ended Southern Cheyenne power.
Wild West Robert Benjamin Smith	Buffalo Bill's Skirmish At Warbonnet Creek Three weeks after the disaster at the Little Bighorn, Buffalo Bill claimed he had taken 'the first scalp for Custer!' And soon the famous scout was doing it all over again on the stage.
Science News September 6, 2003	TimeLine: September 2, 1933 Urn patterns existed long before urns were made... Ultra-short radio waves sent around curvature of earth... Dead seas hoard minute amounts of "heavy" water
Vietnam Robert Fromme	Death of a Staff Sergeant Every name on the Wall represents a story -- sometimes survivors just take years to tell it. So it was for Staff Sgt. Charles M. Andujar's story.
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