Battle of Chancellorsville Video

12 years ago

For the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville, join us with Chancellorsville National Park Historian Don Pfanz to explore…

Mutiny on the Bounty – 224 Years Ago Today

12 years ago

244 years ago today the most famous mutiny in maritime history was committed, sailors led by Fletcher Christian taking over…

The Slave Wagon and the Underground Railroad

12 years ago

New weekly video! Join us at a North Carolina plantation to see a wagon used to smuggle slaves out of…

John Paul Jones Raids the Shores of England

12 years ago

It was on this day in 1778 that Americans under John Paul Jones attacked Whitehaven, England, landing on Britain’s shores…

“Irreligion of Our Land” in 1812

12 years ago

It is frequently said today that American was founded as a Christian nation. While that was true to some extent,…

New Testimonials Page

12 years ago

To see what people are saying about Discerning History: Causes of the Civil War, check out our new testimonials page! Don't…

The Lost 13th Amendment

12 years ago

Since the adoption of the United States Constitution twenty-seven amendments have been passed, and thousands more have been proposed. It…

Death of Sir Isaac Brock

12 years ago

One of the greatest battles of the War of 1812 was the Battle of Queenston Heights, in which the British…

Ernest Shackleton – Last Expedition

12 years ago

World War I When Shackleton and his men returned to England, they found that the world had fundamentally changed. When…

Ernest Shackleton – The Boat Journey

12 years ago

When Shackleton and his men finally arrived at Elephant Island, they were finally back on dry ground, but their position…

First Presidential Flight – Theodore Roosevelt, 1910

12 years ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaFulqGGkwk Theodore Roosevelt became the first president to take to the air in 1910, after he completed his time in…

Photographs of the USS Camanche

12 years ago

One of the most famous ships in American naval history is the USS Monitor, one of the first ironclads. But…