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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

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

Bull Run battlefield

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 Virginia

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 official committee

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 naturalization ceremony

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

Civil War Songs

Civil Discourse

June 2011 | By G. Wayne Clough

New York 8th Militia camp

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

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

Belle Boyd Civil War spy

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

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

Civil War soldiers reading letters from home

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

Picketts Charge

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

Sarah Edmonds

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

Elmer Ellsworth

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

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

Death of Col Elmer Ellsworth

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

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 Poland construction

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


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