Confederate myths are confronted as John Dunphy pushes back with facts ...

The 1860 presidential election in the United States is one of the most historic events in American history, marking the start of the country’s passage into civil war, a time of incredible division, ...

Francis Asbury Hendry came to Florida in a covered wagon as an 18-year-old in 1851 and died one of its most influential ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( WSFA) - America is celebrating 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The anniversary offers an opportunity to examine not only U.S. history, but the ...

… [S]outhern Indians too were divided in their feelings toward the Confederacy…. By the winter of 1861–62, a full-blown civil war was under way among the Indians, adding a further dimension to ...

Historian Richard Hofstadter was a well-known progressive, but his take on Abraham Lincoln certainly differs from the ...

Sargent: Dazzling Paris, a sumptuous exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay, tells the story of the artist’s formative decade in ...

Against this background, Takaichi's assertion that events around Taiwan could "threaten" Japan's own survival is not merely misguided — it is logically incoherent. Her reasoning commits multiple ...

As time passes, history often becomes blurred. Stories are retold, facts are altered, and over generations, popular belief can drift far from the truth. Much like the old game of telephone, the ...

When the ‘official’ Thanksgiving Day rolls around in November, a lot of emphasis is usually placed on Lincoln’s Thanksgiving ...

Dec. 20, 1860 was the day South Carolina seceded from the Union. Dec. 11, 1861, was the day St. Andrews Hall and Institute ...