Explore the Civil War era, from slavery and secession to major battles, emancipation, and the conflict’s lasting impact on the United States.

The sisters developed their love for both cats and Civil War history when they were young. They spent time creating small ...

The Atlanta History Center replaced an exhibition focused on military history with a reflection of America’s defining conflict. By Rick Rojas Reporting from Atlanta The country is divided. Half of ...

William Faulkner famously wrote, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” That could describe some of the recent historical discourse on the presidential campaign trail. First came Republican ...

ABOUT twenty years ago, Oliver Wendell Holmes in a letter to his friend Sir Frederick Pollock had something to say about Charles A. Beard’s Economic Interpretation of the Constitution. Beard, said ...

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The Treaty of Westphalia is signed, ending the Thirty Years' War and radically shifting the balance of power in Europe. The Thirty Years' War, a series of wars fought by European nations for various ...

Elon Musk says he is fascinated by warfare and history books because he can learn lessons from them. In an interview with Mathias Döpfner, the CEO of Insider's parent company, Axel Springer, the tech ...