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men who lost their dominant right hand entered penmanship contests to show they could still be productive. the war in their words: one new jersey volunteer was ‘downhearted and sick’ as war fever ebbed. disillusioned private robert beckwith longed for home and warned a friend not to enlist. he would die at 2nd bull run first blood of the american revolution was shed april 19, 1775, when the british  marched out of boston to challenge rebel militia . desperate showdown on the eve of antietam: trailside visits south mountain, md. mcclellan's and lee's armies fought three battles in one day to gain control pas*es east of sharpsburg. online exclusive: up the rebels as irishmen attack britain—by way of buffalo. in 1866, fenian republican rebels invaded canada—from the united states. the flight of the hawkeyes: daring—but futile—five-month prison break. iowa pows walk nearly 300 miles in their bid to make it back to union lines we are the ones you sent to fight a war you didn’t know a thing about. a helicopter gunner got a bird’s-eye view of the top-secret operation tailwind in laos, but it almost cost him his life—three the messerschmitt me-110 “destroyer” was shot down in droves during the battle of britain, but it went on to become world war richard march hoe, who built the first successful rotary printing press. henry l. mencken, journalist and iconoclast known as the sage of baltimore. alexander d. langmuir, epidemiologist, created and led the u.s. epidemic intelligence service. charles chic burlingame iii, pilot of american airlines flight 77, that was hijacked and flown into the pentagon on sept. 11, 2001, by richard ricky rudd, known as the iron man of nascar racing; he holds the record for the most consecutive nascar starts. brian robertson, singer, songwriter, musician (thin lizzy, motorhead, wild horses bands). men who lost their dominant right hand entered penmanship contests to show they could still be productive