Civil War
24 Photographs from the Brutal Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War took place from 1936 to 1939. The Republicans, loyal to the democratic, leftist urban Second Spanish…
Mary Bowser: A Brave Black Spy in the Confederate White House
Mary Bowser is not a name you will easily find in the history books. Her name will not be a…
21 Images Depicting the Sultana Disaster of 1865
In late April, 1865, the Civil War was coming to an end. Union and Confederates decided that the POWs should…
18 Photos of the Feud Between the Hatfields and McCoys
The Hatfield-McCoy feud involved two rural families from West Virginia and Kentucky along the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy…
Abraham Lincoln Played a Key Role in the Creation of this Law Enforcement Agency
Sadly, it isn't unusual for a president to be the object of sinister plots and conspiracies. According to sources, the…
The Story of the Last Surviving Witness to the Lincoln Assassination
As the years go by, history grows and grows. More and more events are added to the tapestry of human…
Today in History: Southern Congressman Beats Northern Senator with a Cane (1856)
April 12, 1861 may have been the official start of the American Civil War, but in reality, the tensions between…
These Stunning Colorized Historic Photos Make the Past Feel Like the Present
Photographic images bring history to life. Some of history’s most iconic images are in black and white. What if those…
Mob Justice: 5 of the Most Brutal Lynchings in America
Lynching is American. The term comes from Charles Lynch, who was a justice of the peace in Virginia during the…
Thousands of Southerners Fled the U.S. after the Civil War and Ended Up in this Country
The American Civil War left large regions of the United States utterly devastated. Most of that devastation was located in…