A short walk from the Strand in Liverpool city centre is a commemorative plaque which seems completely out of place in the ...

Feb. 12 is Lincoln's Birthday, a legal state holiday in Connecticut. The post office will remain open, but entities like the ...

TAKE a walk in the Dean Cemetery on the west side of Edinburgh and you will find a memorial that is emblazoned with the distinctive battle flag ...

proposing that Virginia seize what some would insist it never really surrendered in 1861, in the opening months of the Civil War: West Virginia. In one fell swoop, Virginia — the 12th-largest ...

For the US Dollar, the US Civil war (1861 – 1875) saw the Dollar depreciate ... leading to the Sterling crisis of 1964/65 when the UK was compelled to seek financial assistance from the Bank ...

In general, any country can hold elections in times of war, and such an official expression of the people's will is a "sign of a healthy democracy." However, it is impossible to hold elections in ...

American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

Some photographs are so powerful that you no longer need to read the caption to learn their backstory. The image in itself is captivating enough to inspire you to create your own narratives. This is ...

Sixty-four years ago, the Estes Park Trail, predecessor to the Estes Park Trail-Gazette, ran columns highlighting the ...

By Farooq A. KperogiIn the spirit of America’s Black History Month, which is celebrated every February, I am continuing my tradition of writing columns that focus on the unique experiences, trials, ...

Donald Trump wants to negotiate an end to the Russo-Ukrainian war. But for a cease-fire not to boomerang back as an even bigger calamity, Moscow must come to terms with a hard truth — ending its ...

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