During the bloody years when the Civil War tore apart the United States ... Over the next five weeks, we'll take a look at iconic presidential sites from Mount Vernon to LBJ's ranch.

In its initial stages, the Southern mill industry progressed slowly, with only 324,000 active spindles in the South in 1860 and not much more in 1870 (Smith 1960:4). The true turning point came after ...

On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the civil war, the Lebanese Army has begun dismantling Hezbollah bases across Lebanon ...

The second Sudanese civil war from 1983 to 2005 killed an estimated two million people, with widespread documentation of famine and atrocities. In July 2011, Sudan’s southern territory seceded ...

More from Wes about the causes of the Civil War. What led to the outbreak of ... A key issue was states' rights. The Southern states wanted to assert their authority over the federal government ...

Lebanon's President Aoun has renewed his appeal for Hezbollah to lay down its weapons. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

Multiple other strikes in Khan Younis reportedly killed 8 more people, while 2 others were killed in southern Rafah city, ...

The Civil War was produced by Ken Burns and Ric Burns and written by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ric Burns, and Ken Burns. Southern novelist Shelby Foote is the series' eloquent principal on-camera interview.

Following the American Civil War and the abolition of the slave trade, there were still many people who wanted to keep racist rules and systems. This was particularly the case in the southern ...