Casimir Pulaski
publication date: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 (part of Winter 2021)
category: 
Military
clue: This Polish general revolutionized the military use of cavalry and led troops in the American Revolutionary War. A 2019 study of his remains may have discovered something revolutionary about his gender.
explanation: Analysis of Pulaski's remains indicated that he was either intersex or female. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, and Erik Bates
Similar Goos
Harry Shoup
American children have been able to call Santa Claus and even track him on military radar thanks to this colonel's quick thinking to seize upon a holiday-season typo. Go »
Joan of Arc
Dieu parlait à elle en français. Go »
Robert E. Lee
This Southern gentleman's war on Grants was plenty civil. Go »
Curtis LeMay
Let's just say George Wallace's would-be VP wouldn't have gotten the Japanese vote after Hiroshima. Go »
Scott O'Grady
This Falcon had a hard landing in Bosnia. Go »
