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75th Anniversary 10c postage stamp (1974). The VFW resulted from the amalgamation of several societies formed immediately following the Spanish–American War.In 1899, little groups of veterans returning from campaigning in Cuba and the Philippine Islands, founded local societies upon a spirit of comradeship known only to those who faced the dangers of that war side by side.
Map of the Confederate States with names and borders of states A Confederate state was a U.S. state that declared secession and joined the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. The Confederacy recognized them as constituent entities that shared their sovereignty with the Confederate government. Confederates were recognized as citizens of both the federal republic and of ...
Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as Division I-AA). Member institutions are located in the states of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Established in 1921, the Southern Conference ranks as the fifth-oldest major college athletic ...
In 1959 it was renamed the Alabama Collegiate Conference (ACC), [5] and then in May 1972, the league was rebranded as Southern States Conference. [ 6 ] At the conclusion of the 1994–95 school year, two schools left the SSC, causing league membership to dip below the six required to have an NAIA championship in every sport except basketball. [ 7 ]
Southern Conference track and field (10 C) V. Southern Conference volleyball (3 C) W. Southern Conference wrestling (8 C) Pages in category "Southern Conference"
With Abraham Lincoln's election as President of the United States in 1860, eleven southern states believed their slavery-dependent plantation economies were threatened, and began to secede from the United States. [1] [10] [11] The Confederacy was formed on February 8, 1861, by South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana ...
Southern Conference rifle (1 C) Pages in category "College rifle conferences in the United States" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
The first post-season college conference basketball tournament was staged in 1921 by the SIAA. [1] [2] In 1922 and 1923, the SIAA and Southern Conference shared a common tournament. Western Kentucky under Edgar Diddle won the last six tournaments, with three led by center Carlisle Towery. In 1947 there was an attempt, led by Western Kentucky ...