Articles Containing Tag: Civil War
This Week in History: April 3-9
“Human history in essence is the history of ideas.” ~ H.G. Wells April 3, 1860: The Pony Express Began Today,… Read More
This Week in History: March 27-April 2
“History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.” ~ Lord Acton April 2, 1513:… Read More
Christmas and the Civil War: Bringing Hope and Cheer to Hard Times
Christmas wasn’t always the merry holiday we know today. Many Christians refused to celebrate or honor it, as the date… Read More
Gettysburg: The Beginning of the End for the Confederacy
“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and… Read More
Reconstruction: Trying to Rebuild a Broken Nation
The American Civil War was the bloodiest war the United States has ever fought. After the war ended, Republicans in… Read More
Civil War: The War Between the States
The American Civil War officially began on April 12, 1861. The first shots were fired in South Carolina as the… Read More
The Spill: A Modern Atlantis
Italy’s Modern Atlantis The legend of Atlantis, the mythical island that sank into the ocean around 9,600 B.C., has some… Read More
The Black Patriots and Freedom in America
The Revolutionary War changed the course of history in many ways. When the American colonies decided to fight for independence… Read More