With his command threatened by allegations of drunkenness, Ulysses S. Grant went on the attack, won two major victories, demanded “Unconditional Surrender”, and nearly split the Confederacy in half. More >>>
The old Confederacy got only as far north as Pennsylvania, but its great-grandchildren have captured America’s culture. Joshua Zeitz looks at sports, entertainment, and religion to show how. More >>>
Artifacts Dixie's Land: Original Handwritten Composition Richmond, Virginia Lincoln's Top Hat Washington, DC Flag Torn by John Wilkes Booth Washington, DC More >>>
The first significant Union victory in the Civil War is now honored at one of the newest National Monuments. It was a battle too often ignored by historians and the public. More >>>
David McCullough’s latest book tells the story of a small group of Revolutionary War veterans and pioneers who set out on an extraordinary 800-mile journey through the wilderness to establish the first settlement in the Ohio Territory. More >>>
While the volcano rumbled, lovely little St. Pierre slumbered on. It awoke only to die—in a terrible preview of nuclear holocaust More >>>
Integrating a Black Middle School More >>>
A southern woman’s memoir of a by-gone era More >>>
For most of the 1800s, whites in blackface performed in widely popular minstrel shows, creating racist stereotypes that endured for more than a century. More >>>
In an annual ritual, Naval Academy plebes must work together to climb a greased obelisk that honors the captain of the SS Central America. More >>>