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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…

11 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

11 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…

11 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…

11 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

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Wedding of Pocahontas

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

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Population Center of the US

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

11 years ago

Stephen Douglas, the Little Giant

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

11 years ago

Great Quotes from the American Revolution

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

11 years ago

Is this a Photograph of Lincoln’s Funeral?

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

11 years ago