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New Discoveries about the Black Death

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/mar/29/black-death-not-spread-rat-fleas-london-plague

11 years ago

Stephen Douglas, the Little Giant

Stephen Douglas was one of the most important politicians during the two decades leading up to the Civil War. Today…

11 years ago

Great Quotes from the American Revolution

http://allthingsliberty.com/2014/03/favorite-quote/

11 years ago

Is this a Photograph of Lincoln’s Funeral?

For years this photograph languished in the National Archives, part of their collection of the works of Matthew Brady, the…

11 years ago

A Letter from St. Patrick

Today is St. Patrick's day, a holiday to commemorate the death of Patrick, a 5th century missionary to island. Like…

11 years ago

The Story of Andersonville Prison

The story of the prisons of the Civil War is a very sad one. Thousands of men died from disease…

11 years ago

Photograph of Andersonville

150 years ago the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia, was beginning to fill with Union prisoners. This photograph was taken…

11 years ago

George Washington’s Granddaughter on his Religion

Many words have been written about the religion of George Washington from his lifetime up to the present. One interesting…

11 years ago

The FBI was still Investigating John Wilkes Booth in 1977

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fbi-has-file-john-wilkes-booth-180949855/

11 years ago

Theories of History

Historians, as a whole, spend a significant amount of time on the philosophy of history. The question is: when looking…

11 years ago

The First Submarine Attack – 150 Years Ago Today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFXpeL1A-kg   During the Civil War the civilians suffered hardships, and many came from the blockade of their coast by…

11 years ago

Slideshow of Photos of the Great War

http://blog.oup.com/2014/02/first-world-war-photo-slideshow-soldier-experience/

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