In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

Erie County native Strong Vincent's heroism on July 2, 1863, at the Battle of Gettysburg is not where he first distinguished ...

By Clyde “The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved; he offered his voice, the earth melted.” (Exodus 46:6). Preface, 1876 History of the Exhibition: “the close of the first century of American ...

MILWAUKEE - The Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority struck down the state’s 1849 abortion ban in a decision released ...

On April 12, 1862, twenty Union soldiers dressed as civilians walked into a Georgia train station with a wild plan. Led by ...

Pvt. Matt Hankinson (left) from the Armstrong County Civil War Roundtable presented a 34-star flag to David Taylor, great-grandson of William H. Gray, during a memorial ceremony to honor Jefferson ...

Jim Ryan resigned as president of the University of Virginia on June 27, citing pressure from the federal government. Before ...

One of the many things mentioned after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks was that Al Qaeda had chosen that date as a ...

The Kings and Generals animated documentary series launches its new chapter on the American Civil War with an in-depth look ...

The Battle of Gettysburg, fought on the first three days of July in 1863, resulted in more than 51,000 total casualties (dead, wounded, missing, captured), including more than 7,000 dead, yet it began ...