a Canadian artist who organized a recent 1812 art exhibit in Toronto. For America, meanwhile, the late victory at the Battle of New Orleans was a major morale booster. "The war had become a ...

In Washington, the Library of Congress holds 173 million documents on over 500 miles of shelving. Founded in 1800, this US ...

From Richardson's Rifle Corps in the War of 1812, to Major General John P. Herrling (Ret.), an Auburn native who is secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission, Cayuga County has a ...

The haikuist took her time reminiscing about a theatrical piece set in Saint Petersburg, Russia, during the pre-dawn hours when cherry trees bloomed in the frost of a May morning in 1903. Mel ...

President James Buchanan sent the unarmed ship Star of the West with 200 soldiers and supplies on January 9, 1861. When it ...

A Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) carved cinnabar lidded box sold for $81,250, an oil on canvas equestrian painting by John Frederick Herring (British, 1795-1865) realized $62,000, and golf legend ...

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“Many of you in the media clearly missed the art of the deal.” The president almost immediately contradicted those comments, telling reporters later Wednesday he had decided to pause the ...