Stephen Ambrose
publication date: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 (part of Round XXXV)
category: Education
clue: Some people make history. Others borrow it.
explanation: Ambrose was a historian who created controversy in 2002 when it was discovered that nearly all of his work had passages plagarized from other sources. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Elliot Farney, Megan Baxter, Shawn Brandt, Greg Bair, Jim Kraus, Jason Evans, JB Brenner, and Samuel Franklin
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