Portal:United States/Did you know/18

== Source ==
 * ... that a 1996 National Geographic magazine map of the United States labeled the High Desert region of southeast Oregon (pictured) as the Great Sandy Desert?
 * ... that centenarian Dorothy Geeben was the oldest mayor in the United States until her death on January 10, 2010?
 * ... that Louis Merrilat played football with Dwight Eisenhower at West Point, trained Iran's Persian Guard, and served as a soldier of fortune in China and with the French Foreign Legion?
 * 1) Recent additions/2010/March, Monthly archive of Main Page appearance.
 * 2) Recent additions/2010/January, Monthly archive of Main Page appearance.
 * 3) Recent additions/2010/February, Monthly archive of Main Page appearance.