Readers sound off on Confederate sympathies, NATO contributions and Paul Simon’s roots
On July 4, 1776, the hallowed Founding Fathers declared America’s independence. However, the only beneficiaries were white men. White women languished as quasi-citizens denied the vote. Black men, ...
U.S. Firing Squad Executions Are Rare, but Their History Is Long
During the Civil War, both sides used firing squads to kill deserting soldiers. Today, people on death row can choose to die ...
'Lost' Union troops killed at Battle of Olustee are in S.C. cemetery, says local writer
Orange Park's Don Hillhouse, a "serious amateur" history researcher, scoured the National Archives for records of Union ...
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South Sudan commits to end recruitment, use of child soldiers
Children who should be in classrooms, playing, and dreaming of their future, have instead been forced to bear the burdens of ...
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Confederate capital of Missouri was in Texas
Did you know that Confederate Missouri leaders actually moved to Shreveport and then Marshall, Texas, to establish the ...