The date selected for this event was between Veterans Day, Nov. 11, and Nov. 19, which is when President Abraham Lincoln gave ...

Explore the truths behind Civil War and slavery myths that persist in America and understand the real history behind them.

The concepts of history and memory represent two attitudes toward the past, two streams of historical consciousness that must at some point flow together. History -- what trained historians do -- is a ...

Perhaps your history teachers failed to alert you to these Civil War facts: Jefferson Davis nearly got mugged by an angry female mob; Abraham Lincoln loved the Confederate anthem "Dixie," and Paul ...

Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it ...

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — One student marveled at the size of the jawbreaker, a mainstay of candy stores and Civil War soldiers' rations bags alike. "Can I eat it?" the student asked the man dressed as a ...

During Burton Century Village’s Civil War Encampment event this weekend, spectators could find history at every corner throughout the museum. Located at 14653 E. Park St., the Civil War re-enactment ...

Choosing your favorite Ken Burns series has as much to do with your historical interests as the quality of any individual ...

Civil War history enthusiasts gather in Litchfield, Minnesota, for annual symposium The Twin Cities Civil War Round Table conducted its annual Civil War Symposium at the Litchfield Opera House on ...

Guest speaker Joe Knapp showed students some of his artifacts he has collected from the Civil War to social studies students ...

MATTOON — The Mattoon Public Library plans to debut the new Civil War Room in its Local History Center during a series of special events on Thursday and Friday. Those events are scheduled to include ...