A Wheatley Heights man has organized what is believed to be the first Veterans Day ceremony to honor the soldiers, who are ...

Today is Saturday, Nov. 8, the 312th day of 2025 with 53 to follow. The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Neptune, ...

In 1864, amid the U.S. Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was elected to his second term as president. He was assassinated five months later. In 1889, Montana was admitted to the union as the 41st state. In ...

Zach Nunamaker, of Momence, gave a presentation on Iroquois County soldiers who served in the two largest Illinois infantries ...

Tim O’Neal is the secretary-treasurer of the Baker camp, a nonprofit that locates the final resting place of Union soldiers, ...

In the next 56 minutes, the Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar of the Civil War, slavery, and of Frederick Douglas, offered a ...

There were a number of major hurricanes that formed in the Atlantic Ocean this season. Only Hurricane Melissa made landfall, ...

The ceremony will be a dedication of the new Elijah Wood Civil War Trails Marker. Wood was born into slavery in the area that ...

In our time, the battle for freedom is not with muskets or bayonets, but with ballots, books, and bold faith. The enemy is not across a ridge or up a hill — it’s in the mirror.

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Mississippi holds some of America's most compelling historical treasures, where battles shaped the nation and cultures ...