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"The Valley of Manassas was the Valley of Death"
“The Valley of Manassas was the Valley of Death” – Clara Barton Letter, July 1861<p><b>Penned to her father in the immediate aftermath of the First Battle</b> …
American Civil WarSCHAEFFER: ANTIETAM – PART 12: Slaughter In The West Woods
The first phase of the battle fought along Jackson’s front around the Miller Farm and surrounding woods and focusing on the Dunker Church was a …
American Civil WarEmpathy Is the Kryptonite We Need to Vanquish Trump
A growing stack of new books warns us against the toxic predations of Trump and his spineless GOP minions. But a time-honored remedy already …
News (U.S.)Battle of Atlanta Facts & Summary | American Battlefield Trust
50,000<p>ACRES SAVED<p>The American Battlefield Trust and our members have saved more than 50,000 acres in 24 states!<p><b>American Battlefield Trust</b><p>Find details …
American Civil WarXi Needs a Confucian Foreign Policy
China has suffered a series of diplomatic blows lately. Relations with the U.S. are at a multi-decade low as a trade war escalates. This month, Malaysia suspended four Chinese-backed projects as its prime minister tries to pull away from Beijing’s orbit. From Myanmar to Sri Lanka to Vietnam, …
ChinaWATCH: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seemingly compares electing Democrats to ending slavery
While stumping in Kansas on Friday, Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is running for Congress in New York, seemingly equated voting for Democrats with abolishing slavery.<p>Ocasio-Cortez was there with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to stump for Democrat James Thompson, who is facing a …
Conservative ViewAlamo monument must relocate for $450M plan
SAN ANTONIO -- Arguments over the city's Cenotaph have historians and planners taking up sides weeks before a new rendering of the Alamo Master Plan …
AustinSCHAEFFER: ANTIETAM – Part 13: Bloody Lane
As the intense fighting on the Confederate left under Jackson's command dissipated by mid-morning, the action shifted to the center of the Rebel …
American Civil WarWow House: 1800s Queen Anne Victorian
The home includes a beautiful wraparound front porch.<p>GREENPORT, NY — Here's a gorgeous Queen Anne Victorian in the heart of historic …
Victorian EraOn This Day: Bank robber John Dillinger killed
On July 22, 1934, bank robber John Dillinger died in a hail of bullets from federal agents outside Chicago's Biograph Theater.
U.S. Air ForceBANKHEAD, John Hollis
1842–1920<p>Office<p>Representative, Senator<p>State/Territory<p>Alabama<p>Party<p>Democrat<p>Congress(es)<p>50th (1887–1889), 51st (1889–1891), 52nd (1891–1893), 53rd …
American HistoryDeath of McPherson | American Battlefield Trust
<i>Stephen Davis</i><p>On July 21, 1864, Gen. William T. Sherman's three armies were more or less separated. Better yet, Confederate Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler …
American Civil WarLook: Oldest Louisville Slugger bat being auctioned off
The bat is now being put on the auction block by Goldin Auctions and could fetch north of $5,000.<p>But it’s the story of the bat that is pretty …
Major League BaseballStill Fighting: Inside the Dedication of the National Confederate Museum
Amid a period of national reckoning regarding Confederate statues, park names and other symbology and iconography, The Sons of Confederate Veterans …
WarPlans to restore Victorian mansion Bronllys Hall
<b>Plans to turn a former health board headquarters into a five-star events venue and conference centre have been revealed by architects.</b><p>The mansion house at Bronllys, near Brecon, used to be the home of the Powys Teaching Health Board.<p>The plans include 40 en-suite bedrooms and a new ballroom.<p>A full …
News (Wales)Down in Front
July 21, 2018 • Cleveland, Ohio • Zack Hatfield at the inaugural FRONT Triennial<p><b>BEFORE THE CUYAHOGA RIVER CAUGHT FIRE</b>, searing onto the public …
Frank Lloyd WrightBirthright citizenship is settled law
In his July 19 op-ed, “Citizenship shouldn’t be a birthright,” Michael Anton built a castle of sand on this: “Constitutional scholar Edward Erler has shown that the entire case for birthright citizenship is based on a deliberate misreading of the 14th Amendment.”<p>Birthright citizenship, jus soli, …
OpinionA look at accessibility projects at 9 national parks
CAVE CITY, Ky. (AP) - The National Park Service says nine parks across the U.S. have received more than $10 million in federal funding to design and …
National ParksAnother way to atone for past sins at Faneuil Hall
Boston’s tourist hub is named for a slave trader. Artist Steve Locke wants to commemorate that history without taking Peter Faneuil’s name off the …
Robert E. LeeHouse Bill Provides $8M for HBCU Historic Preservation Fund
Advocates for historically Black colleges and universities are praising the passage of a U.S. House of Representatives “minibus” appropriations bill …
HBCUsDead Letters: Special All–Papa John Edition
<i>Welcome back to Dead Letters, the feature in which we reprint our favorite reader mail. We should take this moment to remind you that all emails to</i> …
Civil Rights'The King' review: Elvis as metaphor for curdling of the American Dream
In the documentary "The King," filmmaker Eugene Jarecki ("Why We Fight") holds up Elvis Presley as a prism through which he attempts to refract issues of racial, economic and class polarization. In a way, the movie has something in common with the Oscar-nominated "13th" (beyond the appearance of …
Carpool KaraokeRediscovered Texas Cemetery Contains Remains of Dozens of African Americans Forced Into Convict Labor
Archeologists say that the remains of around 95 people recently discovered on a Texas construction site almost certainly belonged to African …
African-American NewsA New ‘Peculiar Institution’ Treats Human Beings as Legal Property
<b>The Story:</b> A new Arizona law requires courts to give embryos created by IVF to the spouse who plans to use them to have a baby when a couple decides …
LawSCHAEFFER: ANTIETAM – PART 11: The Mumma Farm
While the fighting in the Miller Cornfield to the north and west ground to a bloody stalemate, fresh Union and Confederate reinforcements arrived on …
American Civil WarThe First Japanese Man in America
A Japanese teenager named Manjirō, from an impoverished family in a tiny fishing village, found himself thrust into a struggle for survival after …
Victorian EraDoubling Down: Court Holds a Second Time That Bristol-Myers-Squibb Applies to Class Actions
Article ByArtin BetperaWomble Bond Dickinson (US) LLPTCPA LandIn <i>Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California</i>, 137 S.Ct. 1773 (2017), the …
Bristol-Myers SquibbMaking Strawberry Shaped Drops With a Restored 19th Century Victorian Era Candy Machine
Artisan candy maker Gregory Cohen, owner of Lofty Pursuits in Tallahassee, Florida demonstrated the fascinating process of making strawberry shaped …
Offbeat News"Trail of Tears: A Story of Cherokee Removal" is open through January 2019
<b>WASHINGTON, DC</b><b>.-</b> “Trail of Tears: A Story of Cherokee Removal” is an exhibition produced by the Cherokee Nation. On view through January 2019 on the …
Cherokee NationCharleston, South Carolina: Family Travel Guide
What to do in Charleston<p>Adults and kids will love this charming port city, known for its beaches, eclectic Americana architecture and vibrant Lowcountry food scene.<p>Where to go in Charleston<p>A trip to Fort Sumter, an island west of Charleston where the Civil War's first shots were fired, starts with …
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