Confederate Lieutenant Henry S. Farley pulled the trigger of a large cannon at Fort Sumter at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861.

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In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

Three men spent time in jail under suspicion of being involved in the murder of Presdient Lincoln 160 years ago. Two were released but a Randolph County native was executed.

Donald Trump was mocked online after failing to remember when the Civil War ended.

Kipyegon will attempt to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes today at 1:15 PM ET.

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IrishCentral Contributor Joseph Connell explores how Ireland's Civil War ignited with the shelling of Ireland's most prominent court buildings.

We have 25, 30 million. 10 million is gonna be a big number in four years, which is basically gonna launch a soft civil war in the major cities.

School – and the federal government's role in it – has been a topic of debate in the U.S. since the very first Department of Education was created.

Key takeaways: The final shots of the Civil War Between October 1864 and June 1865, the Confederate raider Shenandoah sank or captured 38 enemy vessels, 24 of them in just one week. The Shenandoah ...

The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black soldiers who went to Galveston, Texas, 160 years ago.