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John J. PershingBrig. Gen. John J. Pershing (center) inspecting a camp during the U.S. Army expedition into Mexico in search of Mexican revolutionary leader Pancho Villa, 1916. TheSpanish-American Wargave Pershing an opportunity for rapid promotion. He served inCubathrough the Santiago campaign...
(Alabama):knownasthe"HeartDickofDixie",because itislocatedinthesouthernstatesoftheUnitedStates hinterland."DickDixie"isitselfthenicknameforthe southernUnitedstates.WhenLuisAnnaS(Louisiana)(Note:the statewasonceaFrenchterritory,andlaterboughtbythe UnitedStates)banknoteprinting,French,said10(ten)word Deece(D-...