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Clipper Ships were built on the Chesapeake Bay between 1795 and 1815. Their unheard-of sailing speeds made them popular for trade and record-setting passages.

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge was opened on July 30th, 1952 and a second span added in 1973, serving as a vital 4.3-mile link between Baltimore, Washington D.C., Annapolis, and Atlantic coastal cities.

The Purchase of Alaska from Russia was completed on October 18th, 1867, adding 586,412 square miles to the U.S. territory for only $7.2 million, less than two cents an acre.

Jesse Owens was a record-breaking track and field star who became the first African American athlete to sign a sponsorship deal and won four gold medals in the 1936 summer olympics.

The Battle of Osan was in defense of South Korea from the 89,000 troops from the North Korean People’s Army that captured the Capital city of Seoul. The battle exposed the poor training and preparedness on behalf of the U.S. troops who were defeated by North Koreans.

The great pyramids of Giza, near modern-day Cairo, Egypt, were built for Pharaoh Khufu with the belief that the king’s body and supplies would ascend together into heaven.

J. Edgar Hoover was a lawyer by training but spent 48 years as Director of the FBI. His controversial tactics and range of power were evident in his many campaigns to identify fascists and communists.