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

This Greek Revival house was built about 1869 by Dr. Joseph Hamilton Daviess and Elizabeth Bowmar on Marshall Street, which ...

Vancouver’s former Army post provided a training ground for both Union and Confederate officers until the Civil War broke out in April 1861. At the start of the Civil War, some officers resigned and j ...

For Confederate Army scout with Powhatan ties, life after the Civil War was devoted to spreading the word of God—and to ...

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The Soldier and the Revolutionary War” opened June 7 on the Army’s 250th birthday. It has artifacts never before displayed ...

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Unique names are a big part of college football rivalry lore. Let's rank the 25 best, led by the mighty Brawl of the Wild.

In 1898, in the landmark case of U.S. v Wong Kim Ark, the Supreme Court reaffirmed the birthright citizenship guarantee, ...

A century ago, a Tennessee science teacher's fight to teach evolution ignited national controversy. But battles over school curricula still rage.

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One hundred years ago, the small town of Dayton, Tenn., became the unlikely stage for one of the most sensational trials in ...