The civil service was once politicized. Then a president was assassinated.
Reformers in the Republican Party, which dominated national politics in the 1860s and 1870s, had been calling for a ...
Transgender soldiers date to the Civil War
Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...
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World War II Museum explores Black experiences in the fight for freedom, abroad and at home
A free symposium at the museum Feb. 15 will look at African American engagment in World War II and its place in social ...
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Historic Last Civil War Funeral - Confederate Lt Andrew Jackson Buttram (Part I)
This is the historic last Civil War Funeral of Confederate Lt Andrew Jackson Buttram. This is part I of a 2 part series. The ...
Who Really Killed JFK? Trump’s Declassification Move May Change the Narrative
President John F. Kennedy’s shocking assassination stopped the world on November 22, 1963. A botched investigation continues ...
Harriet Tubman led military raids during the Civil War as well as her better-known slave rescues
Gen. Rufus Saxton wrote that he bore “witness to the value of her services… She was employed in the Hospitals and as a spy [and] made many a raid inside the enemy’s lines displaying remarkable courage ...