Readers sound off on Confederate sympathies, NATO contributions and Paul Simon’s roots
On July 4, 1776, the hallowed Founding Fathers declared America’s independence. However, the only beneficiaries were white ...
U.S. Firing Squad Executions Are Rare, but Their History Is Long
During the Civil War, both sides used firing squads to kill deserting soldiers. Today, people on death row can choose to die ...
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In 19th-Century America, Two ‘Christian Nations’ Took Up Arms
Building on his earlier classic work, Evangelicals and Politics in Antebellum America, Carwardine observes that the Whigs, ...
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Mary Elizabeth Bowser The Black Spy Who Infiltrated the Home of a Confederate Leader
Black History Month theme is “African Americans and Labor.” The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) notes that the theme sets out to highlight and celebrate the ...
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Final Moments of a Civil War Cavalry Officer – Battlefield Relics Discovered!
History comes to life as we metal detect the very battlefield where a Civil War cavalry officer met his fate. This site holds ...
Captain America: Civil War Was Almost A Very Different Kind of Marvel Movie
Civil War was a turning point for the Marvel Cinematic Universe on many fronts. For one thing, it was the movie where the ...