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Mark Twain’s Two Week Stint as a Confederate Soldier
In 1861, the 25-year-old Missourian, alongside 14 other idealistic young men, answered Gov. Claiborne Fox Jackson’s call to defend their home state.
The Time the US Army Almost Went to War with Utah’s Mormons in 1854
Ordered to Utah Territory in 1854 to bring Ute murderers to justice,
an Army column very nearly sparked war with their Mormon hosts.
Whether As a Kingdom or As a Socialist Republic, Yugoslavia Proved an Impossible Experiment. Here’s Why.
Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo,
Macedonia and Montenegro all sought independence with varying degrees of bloodshed and/or diplomacy.
Can You Identify These Deadly Union Sharpshooters?
The regiments were nicknamed "Berdan's Sharpshooters" and earned acclaim on many battlefields throughout the Civil War.
When South Carolina Threatened Secession… 30 Years Before the Civil War
The 1832 Nullification Crisis prompted secession fever.
Racing to Build America’s Tallest Skyscrapers, How This Technology Let Architects Get High
Architects embraced new technology as they raced to build America’s tallest skyscraper.
This Is Not the Studebaker You Might Expect. It’s a Weasel
This tracked vehicle could seemingly go anywhere.
Billy Waugh, Famed Special Forces Warrior and CIA Legend, Dies At 93
Billy Waugh, a fabled Special Forces Green Beret and CIA military operative, served in Vietnam and helped hunt for Osama Bin Laden and other terrorists.