Mary Brant

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What’s the Difference Between Great Britain and the United Kingdom?

Text Top Secret typed on retro typewriter

How Secret Is Top Secret?

Bar graph of the United States Death Toll during major events. Infogram chart.

U.S. Death Toll During Major Events

The 6 Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy

Queen Elizabeth II on her Coronation Day (June 2, 1953) holding the Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross in her right hand the Orb in her left, in an embroidered and beaded dress by Norman Hartnell, a crimson velvet mantle edged with ermine fur, with the Coronation ring, the Coronation necklace, and the Imperial State Crown. The backdrop depicts the interior of Westminster Abbey; photograph by Cecil Beaton. (British royals)

5 Fascinating British Coronation Objects

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Secret Service Agent Listens To Earpiece

Secret Service Code Names of 11 U.S. Presidents

Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,

Which Religion Is the Oldest?

African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

Is Australia an Island?

Apollo 12 astronaut Charles "Pete" Conrad stands beside the U.S. flag after is was unfurled on the lunar surface during the first extravehicular activity (EVA-1) Nov. 19, 1969. Footprints made by the crew can be seen in the photograph.

How Many People Have Been to the Moon?

A Factory Interior, watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite, and white goache on wove paper by unknown artist, c. 1871-91; in the Yale Center for British Art. Industrial Revolution England

Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

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The 10 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time

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Also Known As	Molly Brant
Born	1736? • New York
Died	April 16, 1796 • Kingston • Canada
Role In	American Revolution

Tecumseh

Shawnee chief

Joseph Brant

Mohawk chief

St. Kateri Tekakwitha

Mohawk saint

Alexander McGillivray

Creek chief

Pauline Johnson

Canadian Indian poet

Robin Wall Kimmerer

Potawatomi writer and scientist

Black Hawk

Sauk and Fox leader

Pocahontas

Powhatan princess

Joy Harjo

American author, academic, musician and artist

Paula Gunn Allen

American author and scholar

Sacagawea

Native American explorer

Sitting Bull

Sioux chief

N. Scott Momaday

American author

Ovide Mercredi

Canadian First Nations leader

Quanah Parker

Native American leader

Sarah Winnemucca

Native American educator, author and lecturer

Zitkala-Sa

American writer

Dull Knife

Cheyenne chief

Geronimo

Apache leader

Eagle Woman

American peace activist

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