What was Sargent Shriver’s relation to John F. Kennedy?
Sargent Shriver, director of the Peace Corps during John F. Kennedy’s term (1961-63), was Kennedy’s brother-in-law.
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Which of the 13 Colonies was founded by pacifists?
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In what town did the gunfight at the O.K. Corral take place, and who was shot?
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