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was the general in the United States Army who led the American Expeditionary Forces to victory over Germany in World War I. On December 9, 1890, Pershing and the 6th Cavalry arrived at Sioux City, Iowa, where Pershing played a role in suppressing the last uprisings of the Lakota (Sioux) Indians.
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was an American aviation pioneer and a founder of the U.S. aircraft industry. On March 12, 1908, the A.E.A. "Red Wing" made the first public flight in America of a heavier-than-air machine with Casey Baldwin at the controls.
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known also by his rank, Sergeant York, was one of the most decorated American soldiers in World War I.
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was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form called jazz poetry
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was an American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist.