‘A Hell of a Storm’: On the Road to Civil War
An 1854 act of Congress undid the deal that had postponed a national reckoning over slavery. Political struggle would soon ...
US warplanes, ships and troops ready in the Middle East if the conflict expands
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. has kept an increased military presence in the Middle East throughout much of the past year, with about 40,000 forces, at least a dozen warships and four Air Force fighter jet ...
World War II Historian Rates WWII Movie Battles
Historian John McManus rates the accuracy of World War II battles in "Masters of the Air," "Pearl Harbor," and "Flags of Our ...
How Thousands of Years of History Weave Through NYC's Central Park
New York Central Park. in New York City long before Central Park existed. Our website, archdigest.com, offers constant original coverage of the interior design and architecture worlds, new shops and ...
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Europe-wide drill led by US Army puts NATO’s new battle plan into first action
With maps and graphics flashing on movie theater-sized screens, top U.S. Army commanders monitored in real time a scenario of ...
Caprock Chronicles: The longest battle of the Red River War
This weekend's Caprock Chronicle is by Chris Larson, who reports on the longest battle of the Red River War, which happened ...
On this day in history, September 14, 1814, American 'flag was still there' after attack on Fort McHenry
American Francis Scott Key awoke on the morning of Sept. 14, 1814, to find that "our flag was still there" after horrific 25-hour British naval bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore.