Why didn’t Lincoln Immediately Free the Slaves?

11 years ago

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

British Patrol in North Africa during World War II

11 years ago

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

What Really Killed William Henry Harrison?

11 years ago

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

Wedding of Pocahontas

11 years ago

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

Population Center of the US

11 years ago

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

A Civil War Surgeon’s Kit

11 years ago

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

New Discoveries about the Black Death

11 years ago

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

Stephen Douglas, the Little Giant

11 years ago

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

Great Quotes from the American Revolution

11 years ago

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

Is this a Photograph of Lincoln’s Funeral?

11 years ago

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

A Letter from St. Patrick

11 years ago

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