News

The role that Buffalo soldiers played in the Mexican Revolution | Opinion
Buffalo soldiers under the direction of John “Blackjack” Pershing were tasked with chasing down Mexican revolutionary Pancho ...
PBS4d
THE HISTORY OF
It was first widely observed on May 30, 1868 to commemorate the sacrifices of Civil War soldiers ... In 1971, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act and established that Memorial Day ...
All That's Interesting on MSN5d
Union Soldiers Used ‘Witch Bottles’ To Ward Off Evil While Occupying Confederate Fort
Archaeologists have discovered a 150-year-old "witch bottle" used to ward off evil spirits in a Civil War-era fort in ...
KVRR6d
North Dakota Historical Society works to fill military collection gaps ahead of new museum
Lori Nohner, research historian for the State Historical Society of North Dakota, looks at a button on a New Hampshire Civil ...
Yakima Herald6d
'Prepare to die': Civil War battle rages at Green Bluff on Memorial Day weekend
Green Bluff's Siemers Farm, known for strawberry and fall festivals, transformed into a Civil War battlefield this Memorial Day weekend.