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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

18 Dec 1977

Page 15

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1977

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15

Valley Forge: From Starvation to a Frisky Spring Army

The article recalls Valley Forge during 1777–78, detailing cold and hunger that claimed thousands, harsh enlistment conditions, and the arrival of Baron Steuben who rearmed and restructured the American troops. Washington’s leadership and reforms secured supplies, pay, and discipline, turning ragged men into a capable force ready to pursue the British in June.

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Abel Tasman's voyage and Van Diemen's Land discovery

The text notes Abel Tasman of Holland discovered Van Diemen's Land now Tasmania in 1642 while sailing from Java to the Fiji Islands and around Australia proving it separate from South America. It also references earthquake totals, geosynchronous orbits, and a metric rod conversion.

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