Brenda is the Assistant Director and Senior Policy Analyst for the Simon Center for American Studies at The Heritage Foundation. Americans have maintained particular admiration for George Washington, ...

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The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia ...

The distinguished historian David Herbert Donald once tried to prompt John F. Kennedy to evaluate the performances of his predecessors. “No one has a right to grade a president — not ...

A Civil War soldier who died over 100 years ago has finally received proper recognition, thanks to the dedicated efforts of ...

A Civil War veteran's unmarked grave has finally received a headstone, thanks to the efforts of two middle school historians.

The National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg has expanded its Women at War exhibit.The display highlights the essential contributions of women during the war, both on and off the battlefield.

Roberto Minervini’s austere drama observes the daily life of a group of Union soldiers in 1862 on the Western frontier.

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 ...

“It is made up.” The first sentence of the 14th Amendment, passed by Congress a year after the Civil War, is the Citizenship Clause: “All persons born or naturalized in the United ...

Saban Films has revealed the official trailer for an action thriller movie titled Resurrection Road, an indie film telling a story from the days of the US Civil War (1861-1865). This is set for a ...