One of the stranger legends surrounding the controversial Confederate general Stonewall Jackson is the fact that Jackson's ...

One of the defining events of U.S. history is the Civil War, which lasted almost exactly four years, from April 12, 1861 to ...

But instead of living a life as a slave, he escaped bondage and became an influential anti-slavery lecturer and writer. He ...

You can also learn about the 1862 Battle of Harpers Ferry, which saw Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson lead a successful attack against the Union garrison there. This was the largest defeat of ...

Dr. Brian Steel Wills, an award-winning author of American Civil War History, will be presenting "The Logic of Logistics: ...

There are big goings-on these days at the Museum of the Mountain Man in Pinedale. It all started this past May when the ...

Since 1796, the United States has had competitive presidential elections. While some have resulted in relatively little ...

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. In the past half-century, Grand Rapids Republican Gerald ...

In an election year, there’s plenty of hand-wringing about our lack of faith in Washington. But it’s all part of the messy ...

People like to equate colorblindness with naivete about race and racism. They also like to equate it with malice. With ...

When the US Constitution was written in 1787, the Electoral College was created to pick the US president using a majority ...

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