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Winter Quarters
In October 1863, the Union army settled in for winter around Culpeper Courthouse in Culpeper County, Va.
The Snow Shovelers of Yore
These 1920s street clearers had their work cut out for them. Using only rudimentary […]
Now You See Me, Now You Don’t
"Dazzle ships" took off during the First World War but didn't go much farther.
Thomas Hughes, Vietnam War Advisor And Foreign Policy Expert, Dies At Age 97
“Politically, people can’t understand why we would run grave risks to support a country which is totally unable to put its own house in order," wrote Hughes, suggesting U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam.
Jeff Daniels’ Real-Life Gettysburg Connection
The actor, who won acclaim for his role as Joshua Chamberlain in the film Gettysburg, found a personal connection to the event in PBS' "Finding Your Roots."
Billy the Kid’s Mother is Not to Blame: The Life of Catherine Antrim
Catherine McCarty Antrim did all she could to protect and raise both of
her sons—Billy, the future outlaw, and Joe, the future forgotten brother.