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The Archduke entering his car on the day of the assasination 100 years ago, on June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz
It is come … to be taken for granted, by many persons, that Christianity is not so much as a
Governor Nye of Nevada In 1864, while the Civil War was in progress, efforts were made to bring the state
Two months after the siege of Nuremberg, the armies met again around Lützen, on a plain intersected by ditches and canals. Wallenstein
Although Gustavus Adolphus won a great victory at Breitenfeld, the war was far from over. The Swedish king continued to
The muffled drum’s sad roll has beat The soldier’s last tattoo; No more on life’s parade shall meet The brave
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Landing in Germany After landing in northern Germany Gustavus Adolphus had a strong army and funding from France, but he
These photographs were taken 150 years ago today on Spotsylvania Battlefield by photographer Timothy O’Sullivan. For an indepth look at these