The two men met in the parlor of a private house in the town of Appomattox Court House. The meeting ended the American Civil ...

And now, one day after celebrating America’s birthday, you’ll have a chance to go back in time and experience some Civil War ...

Fortunately, there’s an interactive map that can help with that. As Boing Boing explains, TimeMap.org combines the what, who, and where of history into one convenient world map.

As we celebrate our nation’s independence, many may be surprised to learn that a Revolutionary War battle took place in ...

Object Details Author Richardson, Heather Cox Date 2007 C2007 19th century 1865-1900 1865-1898 1865-1918 Type Books Biography Physical description xi, 396 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm Place United States ...

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. With their dense mesh, the nets can tangle ...

On a sunny but crisp afternoon this spring, more visitors than you might think trekked on a weekday to Ball’s Bluff ...

The First Congo War (1996–1997) began in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, during which ethnic Hutu extremists killed an estimated one million minority ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus in ...