Here’s what happened in April 1861, leading up to the firing on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, which spurred the launch of the American Civil War.
"No Name Beach," a sandbar that has grown large enough to connect Fort Sumter and James Island at mid tide and low tide could ...
You probably remember Fort Sumter as the place where the first shot of the Civil War was fired back in 1861. Today, you can see for yourself where all the action happened by taking a ferry to the ...
The writer explores the historical journey of racial politics in America, tracing the path from the oppression of Black ...
On April 15, 1861, after Fort Sumter fell to Confederate Army forces, President Abraham Lincoln issued his call to arms for 75,000 volunteers to serve for three months. Five volunteer companies ...
If it feels like you’re on the precipice of a whole new era, it’s not just you — it’s that the astrology of the moment is ...
The clash with judges over deportations is the latest in a series of dubious legal measures adopted by the president during ...
February 12 marks the birth of one of the greatest leaders of the United States of America. On February 12, 1809 one person by the name of Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Kentucky. He grew ...
Richard Kreitner's "Fear No Pharoah" gives an honest account of how Jews resisted, ignored and even championed American ...