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In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...
The July 4, 1910 title fight between Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries led to riots, mayhem, murder — and the racially motivated ...
Life in the 1920s looked vastly different than our world today. From fashion and music to sports and travel, here's how times ...
Browse 1,400+ revolutionary war stock illustrations and vector graphics available royalty-free, or search for revolutionary ...
Travel is all about the experience. And with a fast-paced world zipping all around us, sometimes it’s nice to just catch our ...
A new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery traces three different 1800s forms of photo-making: daguerreotypes, ...
A grant from the Illinois State Historic Records Advisory Board enabled the digitization of two Civil War-era diaries now available for online research on CARLI Digital Collections.
Poised under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Fort Point is the only remaining Civil War-era fortification on the West Coast and offers a compelling environment for the exhibition Black ...
The bullet in the soldier’s spine was a Minié ball, a common round of Civil War ammunition. The foot of one amputated leg also contained a Minié ball. Bones in a second severed leg were shattered.
News Travel Mackinac Island, Michigan, is a 19th-century escape from the contemporary world May 25, 2025 Updated Sun., May 25, 2025 at 6:34 p.m. 1 of 5 ...
What’s up with Trump’s fascination with two obscure 19th-century presidents? By Jim Puzzanghera Globe Staff,Updated April 9, 2025, 11:03 a.m.