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1. This battle led the opposing side forces to march from Corinth towards an army that had recently taken Fort Donelson

2. This man is depicted holding a copy of the Chicago Daily Tribune that claims that he had lost to Thomas Dewey in the 1948 presidential election

3. Confederates in this city finally surrendered on July 4th, 1863

4. In the Civil War, he commanded the 3rd Cavalry Division which pursued Robert E Lee in the final days of the war

5. Early on in this battle, the Union hoped to capture the hilltop Dunker Church

6. victors over the Wappani in Kieft's War, this entity was given to England through the Treaty of Breda in 1667

7. This founder of Vassar College launched avigorous lawsuit against Alexander Bain

8. This man began his political career with help from Tom Pendergast, and while living at Blair House, he survived an attempt on his life by Puerto Rican nationalists Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo

9. One of the grandsons of that member of this family, Prescott, was on the board of the Silverado Savings and Loan during the S&L scandals of the late 80s

10. Major Dade's forces were massacred by this group, and the Treaties of Moultrie Creek and General Jesup's Treaty of Payne's Landing were signed by this group

11. Juan Sebastian finished the accomplishment this man is best known for after he was killed in the Philippines

12. Betts v Brady was overturned because the plaintiff requested a case review after he was sentenced to five years in prison for breaking into a pool hall in Panama City, Florida

13. This group carried the first struck rather than engraved Peace Medals

14. This man argued that his alma mater shouldremain a private institution in the case Dartmouth vWoodward, and he defined the border of Maine in atreaty signed with Baron Ashburton

15. He told his life story to S M Barrett while at Fort Sill

16. He told a joint session of Congress,I have not the slightest doubt what will be your answer,' in his speech titledThe American Promise'

17. Gerald Ford pardoned this president

18. The poemYear of Meteors' refers to the aftermath of this event with a line aboutan old man, tall, with white hair'

19. Songs that accompany this style of dance, called naraya, are in an A-A-B-B paired phrase structure

20. The beginnings of this court case can be traced back to the efforts of George Rappelyea, who wished to promote the mining industry in Dayton

21. This man donated land and funded expansion projects in Acadia National Park and the Great Smoky Mountains

22. The Kerwin report noted the activation of three PEAPs during this event, and it prompted a congressional hearing which saw Rogers Commission member Richard Feynman use a glass of ice water to demonstrate flaws in the O-ring

23. This man signed the Force Bill, and the Petticoat Affair led to the creation of hisKitchen Cabinet'

24. This election’s winner had forced Congress to meet in the so-called 'Turnip Day session,' and was told by a supporter to 'Give ‘em hell

25. Later, settlers and Indians fought the Black Hawk War in this state