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How to get a $25,000 scholarship from the Daughters of the American Revolution

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In a way, we are all students of American history, especially most of the writers here at We Are The Mighty. In another, more specific way, there are people who are actually dedicating years of their lives to study U.S. history in an academic environment. For those people, the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is offering financial support to help them continue their important work and to mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

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62% of  Americans support military action against suspected drug traffickers, survey finds

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A little more than 60% of Americans support using military force against suspected drug traffickers, according to new polling data, as the Department of Defense continues to carry out airstrikes on vessels in the waters around Latin America. 
That’s according to this year’s Reagan National Defense Survey, an annual polling of roughly 2,500 Americans on issues tied to national security, the military and geopolitical events. Of the respondents, 7% identified as veterans.

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The time an F-15 set off an earthquake panic

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The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is a long-lived fighter jet that has served the U.S. Air Force since 1974. Over the decades, the F-15 has been upgraded to its current Boeing F-15EX Eagle II variant (Boeing acquired McDonnell Douglas in 1997). With a digital fly-by-wire control system, a digital electronic warfare system, and a revised wing structure to increase service life, the F-15EX can match modern jet fighters and has the longevity to remain in service for years to come.