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Minter’s Ring: The Story of One World War II POW
When excavators in Inchon, Korea discovered a U.S. naval officer's ring, they had no knowledge of the pain and suffering associated with its former owner, Minter Dial
August 02, 2011 |
By Gilbert King
Wernher von Braun's V-2 Rocket
Although the Nazi "vengeance weapon" was a wartime failure, it ushered in the space age
August 2011 |
By Owen Edwards
The Battle of Bull Run: The End of Illusions
Both North and South expected victory to be glorious and quick, but the first major battle signaled the long and deadly war to come
August 2011 |
By Ernest B. Furgurson
Fort Monroe’s Lasting Place in History
Famous for accepting escaped slaves during the Civil War, the Virginia base also has a history that heralds back to Jamestown
July 05, 2011 |
By Andrew Lawler
Juneteenth: Our Other Independence Day
Two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, American slavery came to an end and a celebration of freedom was born
June 16, 2011 |
By Kenneth C. Davis
Gerda Weissmann Klein on American Citizenship
The Holocaust survivor, author and Medal of Freedom winner discusses liberation day and cherished freedoms
June 13, 2011 |
By Megan Gambino
June 1861: Anticipating the Onslaught of the Civil War
The "Races at Philippi" and Virginia is split in two and more from what happened in the Civil War in June 1861
June 2011 |
By David Zax
Titan Missile Museum
In Sahuarita, Arizona, in the midst of a retirement community, tourists can touch a Titan II missile, still on its launch pad
June 2011 |
By Tom Miller
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
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
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
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
