Just two United States presidents have been born in the state of Pennsylvania. One is Joe Biden, and the other is someone ...

During his short life, Lecomte was famed for his speed–he set records for both one-mile and four-mile heats, and for his class–he handed the mighty Lexington the only defeat of his stellar career. Yet ...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — The sprawling city Murfreesboro was once a tiny town of about 3,000 people during one of the most consequential battles of the Civil War: the Battle of Stones River. The ...

The Civil War isn’t what it used to be. Instead of the romantic version, a “good war” of courage and glory, that emerged in the conflict’s immediate aftermath, or the post-civil-rights-era emphasis on ...

The manager of Kennesaw’s controversial Civil War shop has agreed to relinquish the downtown store and several other properties that were subject to a lengthy fight over the late owner’s estate. But ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. We’re one year in, and President Trump’s second term has already produced a parade of problematic historical ...

The Economist watched with alarm as America descended into civil war in 1861. That April militiamen from South Carolina, which had seceded, bombarded Fort Sumter, a Union stronghold just off the state ...

There is no shortage of books on the period surrounding America’s civil war. Canonical classics include “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”, a moral attack on slavery that changed minds when it was published in 1852 ...

Minnesota’s standoff with the Trump administration amid its immigration crackdown in the state has made a political tinderbox of the Twin Cities, as devolving clashes between protesters and federal ...

More than a century before streaming platforms and superhero cinematic universes, American filmmakers were already chasing scale, spectacle, the war film and national history. One of the boldest ...

EXCLUSIVE: Cast has rounded out on Gettysburg 1863, the independent Civil War feature we told you about earlier this month. The ensemble is led by Shannon Lucio (Prison Break) and Eric Nelsen (1883).

What’s the most surefire way to achieve Civil War 2.0 in the United States? According to one wild simulation, it’s exactly what’s happening right now in Minneapolis. In October 2024, researchers at ...