Closer look at historical sources sheds doubt on whether infamous Chattanooga confrontation ever occurred.
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Who Killed The Sheriff Who Shot Billy the Kid?
This unsolved murder mystery remains one of the Wild West’s most notorious cold cases.
Lincoln Memorial: A Temple of Tolerance
Cruel irony of segregated dedication ceremony has given way to reverence and rallies.
Italy’s American Ace
After a few days of false starts due to enemy resistance and bad weather, […]
Men With Deadly Rifles Outclass Fort’s Monster Cannon
During the siege of Savannah, a heavily defended Confederate bastion fell to infantrymen with rapid-firing Spencers
WWII Today: December 2006
Days Of Infamy Sixty-five years ago this month, Imperial Japanese Navy bombers and torpedo […]
How the Civil War Gave Birth to Modern Journalism
Technological changes and lust for battle news made way for mass-circulation print media.
Artists on War: Baron Gros and The Pesthouse in Jaffa
Long before modern politicians used the media to mold public opinion, a Corsican first consul of France employed a cooperative artist to enhance his image.
When a Plague Tormented America’s Horses
For a few months in 1872-73, a mysterious equine malady brought whoa to the U.S. economy.
12 Forgotten Heroes of Gettysburg
For every Joshua Chamberlain, there was a soldier, blue or gray, whose bravery was overlooked