Opinion: How Los Angeles ended up with the same nickname as the Confederacy
Unionists responded with their own verses. Augustine Duganne, a New York legislator, soldier and poet, asked in an 1863 poem: ...
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Event recalls Benedict Arnold's raid on Richmond in 1781
Richmond history is often aligned most significantly with the Civil War. It does, however, boast a history with events from ...
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Remembering Benedict Arnold's raid on Richmond, a little-known piece of Revolutionary War history
Did you know Richmond played host to a brief chapter in the War for Independence? On Jan. 5, 1781, 800 British Soldiers raided Richmond by climbing onto Chimbarazo Hill.
When did the Civil War begin? Most say April 1861, but many historians say it started earlier.
Most say the Civil War began April 12, 1861, with the first shots fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. But many ...
Research suggests mass grave from 1600s Civil War
A retired GP has developed a theory as to where a mass grave containing the bodies of hundreds killed in a 1643 Civil War ...
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World War II veterans urged to register for VE Day events
World War II veterans are being urged by the Royal British Legion (RBL) to register for events commemorating the 80th anniversaries of VE Day and VJ Day this year. Victory in Europe (VE) Day happened ...
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Israeli strikes kill 9 in Gaza as war grinds into new year with no end in sight
Israeli strikes have killed at least nine Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, officials said on Wednesday, as the nearly 15-month war ground on into the new year with no end in ...
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From Lincoln’s election to the Civil War
Author Erik Larson, one of the most popular authors of non-fiction history, joins us to discuss his new book The Demon of ...