An alderman is an elected member of a city council.

Alderman

American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) were the US participants in World War I after 1917.

American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)

The Bataan Death March took place during World War II in April 1942 when the Japanese Army forced American and Filipino prisoners of war to march for up to 70 miles with many dying along the way.

Bataan Death March

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Federal Employees Loyalty and Security Program

General Order No. 11 (1863)

House Un-American Activities Committee

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Potsdam Conference

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Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program

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World War II

David McCullough

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