CSS Alabama – Confederate Raider

12 years ago

The story of the CSS Alabama - the famous Confederate raider that wreaked havoc on the commerce of the north.…

Richmond Bread Riot

12 years ago

Cross-posted from the Civil War 150th Blog. Although the majority of southerners supported the war effort and voted for secession,…

Ernest Shackleton – Lost in the Ice

12 years ago

Right after returning on the Nimrod, Shackleton had declared that he was finished with exploring, and would settle down at…

Mussolini’s Secret Bunker Discovered

12 years ago

[youtube]r53JXiFCMYM[/youtube] A walkthrough of the bunker. For a translation, see The History Blog. Workers recently discovered an unfinished bunker built…

The Great Dayton Flood of 1913

12 years ago

After the great tornadoes which struck Omaha 100 years ago, the United States was soon struck again with more natural…

Omaha Tornado of 1913

12 years ago

March 23, Eastern Sunday, 1913, dawned a beautiful day in eastern Nebraska. But towards evening the sky began to darken…

Union Soldier Recognizes a Picture of His Regiment

12 years ago

For the 50th anniversary of the Civil War the 10 volume set Photographic History of the Civil War was published.…

Violin of the Titanic’s Bandmaster Found

12 years ago

The story of the Titanic is well known, how the "unsinkable" ship sank on her maiden voyage after hitting an…

History of the Filibuster

12 years ago

Video on the history of the filibuster! Discover the fascinating story of the filibuster, from Cato the Younger to Rand…

John Brown’s Raiders – The Oberlin Cenotaph

12 years ago

Join us in Oberlin Ohio, and see why there is a monument there to John Brown's Raiders who attacked Harper's…

Deo Vindice: Motto of the Confederacy

12 years ago

Soon after it's formation, the new Confederate government took upon itself the task of choosing a seal and motto for…

Ernest Shackleton – Nimrod Expedition

12 years ago

On his return to England, Shackleton was in high demand and the first of the explorers to come home. He…