George W. Bush was the 43rd president of the United States and his term was marked by the terrorist attacks promoted by Al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001. George W. Bush is internationally recognized as the 43rd US president, serving a term from 2001 to 2009. His government was marked by the attacks c
Appomattox Court House , in the American Civil War , place in Virginia surrender of Confederate forces to those of the North on April 9, 1865. After an engagement with the Confederate cavalry, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia surrounded in Appomattox, seat of Appomattox County, Vi
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