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Trump Mocked for Not Knowing When the Civil War Ended: 'The US President Couldn't Pass the Citizenship Test' (www.latintimes.com)

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[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We had the best airfields during the revolutionary war. We dominated the skies. A lot of people don’t know this but the Air Force helped us defeat the British.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nah, back then it was still the Army Air Corps. Separated under Buchanan

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 2 points 1 week ago

A fellow history buff I see. I just find it amazing that Washington had the foresight to destroy all of the British air bases throughout the colonies.