China determined that Vietnam, heady with its victory in the American War, must be […]
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There Goes the South: The Days Before Lincoln’s Inauguration
President-elect Abraham Lincoln remained strangely silent as threats of secession became a reality during […]
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The Union at Risk: How Lincoln and Grant Nearly Lost the War in 1864
February 12, 2009, marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, hailed […]
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The Revolution of 1800: The Presidential Election that Tested the United States
Less than 20 years after the last guns of the War of Independence fell […]
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The Fire in the Rear: Clement Vallandigham and the Copperheads
An outspoken war critic raised the Union establishment’s hackles and put Abraham Lincoln on […]
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The Hairy Nation Goes to War: Davis County, Iowa in the Civil War
Shots fired in South Carolina are heard all the way in Iowa, and local […]
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Daily Quiz for April 11, 2016
With a gift for learning languages, William Carey had taught himself Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Dutch, and French before founding the Baptist Missionary Society and serving as a missionary in this country.
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Audio: WWII Ambulance Driver Shares What Kept Him Going
Tom Grasser, a veteran World War II ambulance driver, discusses his views of the war and what kept him going.
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Daily Quiz for April 10, 2016
At this battle, fought on October 7, 1571 the Holy League destroyed a larger Ottoman fleet.
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Daily Quiz for April 9, 2016
After hanging up his guns in 1871, Wild Bill Hickok pursued a career as this.