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Ukrainian Protesters Are Auctioning Off the Nose of a Massive Lenin Statue
Lenin’s ears are also, reportedly, up for grabs
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Why Was Robert Webster, a Slave, Wearing What Looks Like a Confederate Uniform?
This remarkable man risked his life to undermine the Confederacy yet remained close to his former owner after the Civil War
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The Social Media Fight Between the U.S. and ISIS Is Weirder Than You’d Imagine
The U.S. has decided to fight propaganda with propaganda
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Which General Was Better? Ulysses S. Grant or Robert E. Lee?
The historic rivalry between the South’s polished general and the North’s rough and rugged soldier is the subject of a new show at the Portrait Gallery
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Thousands of Iraqi Refugees Are Trapped Without Food or Water on Mountains Surrounded by Militia
Delivering help by land or air is impossible, humanitarian aid experts say
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People are Traveling to War Zones for Tourism
Because adventure travel just hasn’t gone far enough
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When Washington, D.C. Came Close to Being Conquered by the Confederacy
The year was 1864, and the South was all but beaten, yet Jubal Early’s ragged army had D.C. within its grasp
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When fighting broke out, 60 women and girls seized the opportunity to flee their terrorist captors
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In Lebanon, 1.1 Million Syrian Refugees Are Now a Fifth of the Country’s Population
There are 1.1 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon, with another 400,000 expected by the end of the year
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Ukraine Just Signed the Trade Deal That Was at the Heart of Its Revolutionary Uproar
When former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych abandoned a EU trade deal, he sparked protests. His successor just signed it.
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These Maps Reveal How Slavery Expanded Across the United States
As the hunger for more farmland stretched west, so too did the demand for enslaved labor
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Boko Haram Video Says What the Group Wants in Exchange for Freeing Abducted Girls
If let go, they have a good chance of being able to recover emotionally
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Women Fought in the Civil War Disguised As Men (And So Do Today’s Re-enactors)
Some women dressed up as their husbands, or even fought alongside them
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A Militant Group Is Fighting to Keep Nigerian Students From Education
Islamic extremists from the group Boko Haram have kidnapped 200 girls from a boarding school
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Here’s a Six-Minute Explainer for the Turmoil Currently Underway in Venezuela
The 2014 protests have affected not just political activists but ordinary citizens, too
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U.N.: Kidnappings, Torture, Propaganda Preceded Crimea’s Secession Vote
The conditions around Crimea’s secession vote were not clean, says a draft U.N. report
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After Crimea, Donetsk May Be the Next Region to Leave Ukraine
Pro-Russian protesters took control of government buildings in three Ukrainian provinces over the weekend
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Civil War Envelopes Featuring the Star-Spangled Banner
Supporters of the Union and the Confederacy alike used envelopes like these to advance political and social issues
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The Last Civil War Veterans Who Lived to Be Over 100… Or Did They?
As America prepared to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Civil War, two centenarians told their tales — only one was telling the truth
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Why the Smithsonian Just Can’t Quit Studying the Civil War
150 years later, the war is still in focus
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