Explore James Island history at your own speed on this new driving tour
Charlestonians and visitors can enjoy a new driving tour of Revolutionary War sites on James Island, including well-known ...
Column: Eighty years later, Battle of the Bulge remembered as ‘hell on Earth’
In American history the Battle of the Bulge remains our biggest single land engagement. Approximately a quarter of a million ...
10 Civil War-era piers in Susquehanna River demolished by Amtrak, despite opposition over historical value
A contractor for Amtrak removed the final ruins of an 1866 rail bridge from the Susquehanna River last month, despite ...
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UN investigative team says Syria’s new authorities `very receptive’ to probe of Assad war crimes
The U.N. organization assisting in investigating the most serious crimes in Syria said Monday the country’s new authorities ...
Deception and betrayal: Inside the final days of the Assad regime
Syrians who remained loyal to him through years of civil war fume that he left without a word. Read more at straitstimes.com.
North and South clashed here 160 years ago. Now cadaver dogs are sniffing out clues on a SC battlefield.
Team of cadaver dogs spent 2 days at Honey Hill battlefield to search for remains of soldiers killed in 1864 and never ...
How Syria’s rebels overcame years of a bloody stalemate to topple Assad
The Syrian regime’s collapse came more quickly than the rebels had dreamed — the circumstances were both serendipitous and ...
On This Day: Civil War Gen. Sherman completes march to the sea
Union Gen. William T. Sherman completed his Civil War "march to the sea" across the South and arrived in Savannah, Ga.
Union gunboats didn’t just attack rebel military sites – they went after civilian property, too
(THE CONVERSATION) During the American Civil War, huge metal monsters roamed the Mississippi River. Called ironclads, these boats were about 50 yards long, carried 75 tons of armor on their hulls and ...
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The Loser of the Year: The Southern Poverty Law Center
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is known for using the heavy-handed tactic of compiling an annual “hate map” that ...
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The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
Sarah Emma Edmonds was one of the most well-documented female soldiers in the American Civil War (1861-1865). While women ...