Wikimedia Commons/Christophe cagé The First Shot of the Civil War at Fort Sumter Confederate Lieutenant Henry S. Farley pulled the trigger of a large cannon at Fort Sumter at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, ...

At least 20 people were killed in a chaotic crush at an aid centre in southern Gaza on Wednesday (July 16, 2025), with the ...

Indirect talks on a US proposal for a 60-day pause in fighting in Gaza remained deadlocked on Saturday as Hamas and Israel ...

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Distinct from the rest of Virginia, Alexandria was Union territory during the Civil War. During this time, thousands of former slaves fled to Alexandria to seek both freedom and employment ...

Archaeologists recently announced the discovery of skeletons at Colonial Williamsburg – but the skeletons weren’t from the Revolutionary War.

Explore the American Civil War's history, causes like slavery and states' rights, key events including Gettysburg and Antietam, and the war's lasting impact on the United States ...

Groups like Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War worked together to research information on 15 veterans so their graves would no longer be unmarked.

The Ohio Civil War Show was held for the 47th year over the weekend. It started with only 60 tables. This year's version had nearly 800.

Florida was the third state to secede from the Union during the Civil War. Around 15,000 Floridians fought in the Civil War, representing the highest percentage of any Confederate state. Florida ...

Tennessee will soon debut an online map that brings together more than 1,000 points of interest that detail the role of African-Americans in the Civil War. A first for the state, the yearlong ...

Ukraine-Russia war map: What territory has Putin taken as British troops could be sent to defend border Donald Trump’s administration says it believes Ukraine’s hopes of forcing Russia out of ...