Joshua Horn

The Dead at Spotsylvania

These photographs were taken 150 years ago today on Spotsylvania Battlefield by photographer Timothy O'Sullivan. For an indepth look at these…

11 years ago

The Wreck of Columbus’s Ship, the Santa Maria, May Have Been Found

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/exclusive-found-after-500-years-the-wreck-of-christopher-columbuss-flagship-the-santa-maria-9359330.html

11 years ago

Enlisting in the Navy for World War II

Dr. Benjamin James, officer and beachmaster in the US Navy during World War II, describes how he joined the navy.

11 years ago

Battle of the Wilderness

We have just past the 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Wilderness, one of the greatest battles of the…

11 years ago

Why didn’t Lincoln Immediately Free the Slaves?

Abraham Lincoln did not issue the Emancipation Proclamation until January 1, 1863, nearly two years into the war. Why didn't…

11 years ago

British Patrol in North Africa during World War II

British SAS (special forces) just returned from from a three month patrol in Northern Africa. Taken January 18, 1943.

11 years ago

What Really Killed William Henry Harrison?

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/01/science/what-really-killed-william-henry-harrison.html?_r=0

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Wedding of Pocahontas

400 years ago today the Indian Pocahontas married John Rolfe of Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of Powhatan, the…

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Population Center of the US

This map tracks the change the the mean center of population in the US - the point in the middle…

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A Civil War Surgeon’s Kit

Join us at the Pry Field Hospital Museum for a tour of the instruments used by a surgeon in the…

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