1792-1821: 6 new slave states enter the United States: Kentucky (1792), Tennessee (1796); Louisiana (1812), Mississippi (1817), Alabama (1819), and Missouri (1821) Territory north of 36 degrees 30 ...

When the blaze in Moscow subsided on September 18, 1812, the French—who had traveled hundreds of miles into Russia—were left ...

gutting it from the inside − the last time another nation invaded the continental United States. The story of that epic night during the War of 1812 and the restoration that followed is one of ...

Not all beach vacations need to contain white sand and balmy weather. Instead, consider heading to this cute beach town in ...

A new, free exhibition at the Library of Virginia will tell the story of 10 years, five governors, two principal surveyors ...

In 1885 he was appointed Lecturer in Naval History and Tactics at the US Naval War College ... This two-volume study of the Anglo-American war of 1812 was first published in 1905. Mahan examines the ...

For a town that lauds itself as "The Crossroads of Indiana" (a state that is itself "The Crossroads of America"), it's interesting that Bainbridge never actually became the crossroads town residents ...

Halifax Regional Municipality has changed the boundaries of the historic Black community of Beechville, N.S., to better ...

Issue 1 on Ohio's November ballot would make changes to how maps are drawn for congressional and Statehouse districts. How ...

She is in Moscow awaiting her fiancee’s return from the war when she finds a new romance in “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812,” performed ... and change us in some way.” ...

This historic community along the Ohio River is a great destination for a day trip or weekend getaway. Learn the unique ...