Today is Boxing Day, a traditional holiday in England and other places that involved, at one time, giving gifts to…
The Discerning History store will be down for maintenance on December 25th. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Update: The store…
Boxing Day is widely celebrated in countries that are part of the British Commonwealth. It's origins are obscure, but they…
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By the President of the United States of America. A Proclamation. The year that is drawing towards its close, has…
WHEREAS, it hath pleased Almighty God, the Sovereign Disposer of events, to protect and defend us hitherto in our conflicts…
By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to…
Explore with us the history of the thanksgiving, on it's 150th year of annual celebration, rrom the feasts of ancient…
Today historic changes were made in the rules of filibuster in the United States Senate. Previously a silent filibuster could…
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, which he gave at the commemoration of the Gettysburg Cemetery on November 19, 1863 was only…
Join us at the Pry Field Hospital Museum to see a reconstruction of a Civil War ambulance.