On Jan. 20, 1863, Union Gen. Ambrose Burnside’s winter offensive collapsed into the infamous Mud March as heavy rain and deep ...
The object looked like ordinary coal at first glance. Closer inspection revealed it was a coal torpedo, a Civil War sabotage weapon. Designed to explode inside steam boilers, it had survived unnoticed ...
John Shaw Billings is regarded as one of the most important graduates in the history of the University of Cincinnati. Here's ...
Schuylkill County can certainly be proud of coming to the defense of the Union during the Civil War. Two Pottsville militia ...
On July 4, the United States of America will celebrate its 250th anniversary. There’s also another major historical anniversary this year – the start of the Civil War 165 years ago on April 12, 1861.
DOHA, Qatar — Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen's port city of Mukalla on Tuesday, targeting a shipment of weapons from the United Arab Emirates for separatist forces — a significant move in a country located ...
The Norfolk County Sheriff’s Department wanted to hit the road. So in early 2023, the office made an unusual purchase — a new Coleman motor home — with a specific goal, documents show: to bring the ...
Voters queued at polling stations in Myanmar on Sunday to vote in a controversial election the military junta says will return democratic rule, nearly five years after it seized power from an elected ...
Longfellow's son, Charley, went on to become a world traveler and author after his brief career as a soldier. (NPS) Charles Appleton Longfellow was the oldest child of American poet and writer Henry ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Iddon is a freelance journalist focused on Middle East affairs. A US Air Force F-35A fighter jet prepares for landing at José ...
This past weekend, some of the brightest stars in the conservative sky descended on Phoenix, Arizona, for Turning Point USA’s “Americafest 2025” conference. But the far-right revelry and MAGA ...
Vice President JD Vance waded into the civil war roiling the MAGA movement during a fiery speech at AmericaFest on Sunday, decrying conservative personalities for breaking out lists of fellow pundits ...