Tag: Gettysburg
Eisenhower and (Tank) Driver’s Ed
Today’s post comes from Christopher Abraham at the Eisenhower Presidential Library. He answers a question each week on Facebook. This week’s Ask an Archivist query comes from Pennsylvania. “Did Eisenhower teach Patton how to drive a tank at Camp Colt in Gettysburg?” Anonymous Captain George S. Patton knew how to drive a tank by the [...]
Posted by Hilary on February 25, 2013, under - Presidents, - World War I, - World War II, Myth or History.
Tags: Camp colt, Camp Meade, Christopher Abraham, Eisenhower, Fort Leavenworth, Gettysburg, guest post, Patton, tank command, tanks
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Top Ten Pieces of History for 2010
Since April 2010, we’ve brought you more than 100 Pieces of History. Nothing too small, too strange, or too obscure has escaped the spotlight of our blog or the scalpel of your clever comments. And we are still discovering new pieces of history every day here at the National Archives! But before we go forward into [...]
Posted by Hilary on December 30, 2010, under - Civil Rights, - Civil War, - Constitution, - Exploration, Facial Hair Fridays, Myth or History.
Tags: 2011, abraham lincoln, facebook, Gettysburg, Horace Greeley, Jeanette Rankin, lincoln, mole skin, moleskine, neard, Pieces of History, POH, teddy roosevelt, Top Ten, West Virginia, wine
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