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Only Existing Revolutionary War Mine Tunnel Opened

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/30159

10 years ago

Bivouac of the Dead by Theodore O’Hara

The muffled drum's sad roll has beat The soldier's last tattoo; No more on life's parade shall meet The brave…

10 years ago

The Dead at Spotsylvania

These photographs were taken 150 years ago today on Spotsylvania Battlefield by photographer Timothy O'Sullivan. For an indepth look at these…

10 years ago

The Wreck of Columbus’s Ship, the Santa Maria, May Have Been Found

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/exclusive-found-after-500-years-the-wreck-of-christopher-columbuss-flagship-the-santa-maria-9359330.html

10 years ago

Battle of the Wilderness

We have just past the 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Wilderness, one of the greatest battles of the…

10 years ago

Why didn’t Lincoln Immediately Free the Slaves?

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

10 years ago

What Really Killed William Henry Harrison?

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

10 years ago

Wedding of Pocahontas

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

10 years ago

Population Center of the US

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

10 years ago