Events
Momentous and notable cultural and historic occasions as well as holidays and celebrations
Ghana’s Monument to Sorrow and Survival
At Cape Coast Castle, visitors walk in the footsteps of African slaves
May 18, 2011 |
By Randy B. Hecht
Women Spies of the Civil War
Hundreds of women served as spies during the Civil War. Here’s a look at six who risked their lives in daring and unexpected ways
May 09, 2011 |
By Cate Lineberry
Elizabeth Van Lew: An Unlikely Union Spy
A member of the Richmond elite, one woman defied convention and the Confederacy and fed secrets to the Union during the Civil War
May 05, 2011 |
By Cate Lineberry
A Michigan Museum of Shipwrecks
On the shore of Lake Superior, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum details the history of boats lost in the deep waters
April 21, 2011 |
By Arcynta Ali Childs
The Essentials: Six Books on the Civil War
These six histories of the Civil War that are must-reads if you want to better understand the conflict
April 20, 2011 |
By T.A. Frail
How We’ve Commemorated the Civil War
Take a look back at how Americans have remembered the civil war during significant anniversaries of the past
April 11, 2011 |
By John Hanc
The Women Who Fought in the Civil War
Hundreds of women concealed their identities so they could battle alongside their Union and Confederate counterparts
April 08, 2011 |
By Jess Righthand
The Death of Colonel Ellsworth
The first Union officer killed in the Civil War was a friend of President Lincoln's
April 2011 |
By Owen Edwards
Fort Sumter: The Civil War Begins
Nearly a century of discord between North and South finally exploded in April 1861 with the bombardment of Fort Sumter
April 2011 |
By Fergus M. Bordewich
How Col. Ellsworth’s Death Shocked the Union
It took the killing of their first officer to jolt the North into wholeheartedly supporting the Union cause
March 31, 2011 |
By Adam Goodheart
The Destruction of Charleston in the Civil War
Photographs from the 1860s reveal how Union bombardment and a blazing fire devastated much of the South Carolina city
March 23, 2011 |
By Ray Gordon and Molly Roberts
Connie Sweeris, Ping-Pong Diplomat
A 1971 table tennis competition between the U.S. and China laid the groundwork for a foreign relations breakthrough
March 21, 2011 |
By Jeff Campagna
A King Cake Special Delivery
One can’t truly celebrate a New Orleans Mardi Gras without the doughy delicacy
March 07, 2011 |
By Maria Keehan
Civil War Artifacts in the Smithsonian
The museum collections house many items from the Civil War, including photographs, uniforms and personal diaries
March 04, 2011 |
By Smithsonian.com
Holding on to Gullah Culture
A Smithsonian curator visits a Georgia island to find stories of a shrinking community that has clung to its African traditions
March 2011 |
By Erica R. Hendry
The History of Sweetheart Candies
For over a century, the Valentine’s Day treats, and the messages printed on them, have matched the tone and jargon of the times
February 08, 2011 |
By Annette Foglino
On the Trail of Harriet Tubman
Maryland’s Eastern Shore is home to many historical sites and parks devoted to the heroine of the Underground Railroad
February 02, 2011 |
By Jeanne Maglaty
Warsaw on the Rise
A new crop of skyscrapers symbolizes the Polish capital's effort to rebuild its downtrodden image
February 2011 |
By Rudolph Chelminski
George Washington: The Reluctant President
It seemed as if everyone rejoiced at the election of our first chief executive except the man himself
February 2011 |
By Ron Chernow
Revisiting Samuel Eliot Morison's Landmark History
The famous historian's eyewitness accounts of the Navy during World War II—now being reissued—won't be surpassed
February 2011 |
By James D. Hornfischer
