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Moody’s had been a holdout in keeping U.S. sovereign debt at the highest credit rating possible, and brings the 116-year-old agency into line with its rivals. Standard & Poor’s downgraded the U.S. to ...

This pocket-sized West Virginia town has quietly become the ultimate destination for treasure hunters, where visitors arrive ...

Two Civil War veterans who lived in northern michigan -- were honored this afternoon -- more than 100 years after t ...

EVERY ONE OF THESE UNION CIVIL WAR VETERANS LIVED A LIFE FILLED WITH STORIES THAT CAN NOW BE SHARED A BIT EASIER. THEY SERVED ADMIRABLY. THEY THEY SERVED WHEN THEY WERE CALLED BECAUSE THEIR NAMES ...

The National Civil ... Women served as spies for both the Union and the Confederacy. Elizabeth Van Lew, a Union supporter in Virginia, led one of the most successful spy rings of the war.

Groups like Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War worked together to research information on 15 veterans so their graves would no longer be unmarked. Groups like Sons of Union Veterans of the ...

The Medal of Honor is recognized as the highest award in the U.S. military regardless of branch. Whether the recipients were ...

Ramaswamy said: “Congratulations to (Yost) on running a thoughtful campaign. He has served Ohio with dedication, and he will continue to play an important role in shaping our state and our ...

Former Nigerian Military Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, has identified the Biafra civil war as the “most painful episode in Nigeria’s history.” Gowon, however, insisted that the military ...

A Civil War painting depicting a pivotal battle fought by Vermonters is coming back to the Green Mountain State.