In the late 19th century, con men of all kinds mad...  ...that those incidences were noticed and recorded? Civil War general Edward Powers noticed, and published a bo...

When Americans visit Rome, they are impressed by t...  ...the Holy Roman Empire. That last one seems like a civil war , but it included most of Europe marching against...

November 9 is the 96th birthday of Harrison Ruffin...  ...her prominent figures from both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War

In the movies, pirates are charming scalawags who...  ...awags who operate outside of the normal limits of civilization . This might give you the wrong idea about the Gol...  ...s were just fine with deadly violence, whether in war or in plundering coastal villages or even in comp...

In 1993, the Walt Disney Company began quietly buy...  ...r country's history, such as a colonial square, a Civil War fort, and Ellis Island. One might think that such...

Medical science advances with every war . The American Civil War saw surgeons mastering the art of amputation, whi...  ...ance meant that more soldiers would survive later wars , though it also meant more would survive with lif...  ...ould survive with lifelong disabilities....

Americans learn that the Battle of Gettysburg in J...  ...g in July of 1863 was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War . Hundreds of thousands took part, and 50,000 sold...  ...plus those of support teams, journalists, and the civilians who lived in the area, whether they hid from the...

The Medal of Honor is the highest military decorat...  ...Medal of Honor for his service during the Vietnam War . He was part of the special forces dispatched to...  ...the Metro Herald newspaper, a means of supporting civil rights causes and the community in Alexandria, Vi...

<p>Ingenious, mesmerizing, and absol...  ...rist base now including soldiers on leave, London civil servants, and evacuated women and children, their...  ...oday).</p><p>In 1944, right after the war , the sisters decided to sell off their entire col...  ...esurface, they become embroiled in fie...

Ever since chests of tea were thrown out into the...  ...ered as an ingredient of their victory during the Civil War was coffee. However, coffee at that time was pret...  ...orth with coffee for much of the remainder of the Civil War .However, one thing stood between this partnership...  ...mselves, they just de...