Genealogists researching ancestors from the War of 1812 or Mexican War can find valuable records in enlistment files, bounty ...

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Fort Stewart, the sprawling military installation near Georgia’s coast where five soldiers were shot Wednesday, can trace its beginnings to World War II.

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - On this day in Michigan history, August 5, 1812, the Battle of Brownstown was fought near present-day ...

Distant sections of a family tree reunited Monday after a search revealed the identity of an unidentified War of 1812 veteran ...

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With Napoleon focused on Russia, Wellington saw his moment. At Salamanca, he delivered a crushing blow that changed the ...

The War of 1812, more accurately described as the war of 1812, 1813, 1814 and 1815, was referred to by at least one chronicler as the war that few people at the time understood why it happened in ...

Once and future political kingmaker Elon Musk is dreaming of starting a third political party to seize the high ground from both Democrats and Republicans. Could he do it, and have there been ...

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