Below is an abbreviated history of everyday objects purchased during the Civil War Era. It was shared by Historian James Ayers, and taken from a 1939 Catskill Mountain News.

The general’s campaign through the South is known for its brutality against civilians. For the enslaved who followed his army ...

Reformers in the Republican Party, which dominated national politics in the 1860s and 1870s, had been calling for a ...

Nations join with the international Red Cross to find new ways to protect the innocent in conflicts where the Geneva ...

Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...

A park ranger for Fort Harrison in Henrico didn't know his acting experience would come into play when he started the job.

The American Civil War (1861–1865) remains one of the most defining chapters in the nation’s past, forging our modern ...

Fighters affiliated with Syria's new Islamist leaders have carried out 35 summary executions over 72 hours, mostly of Assad-era officers, a war monitor said Sunday.

Discover the values that drive the story. The Christian Science Monitor's coverage of the war between Hamas and Israel, and related articles. A deeper view that unites instead of divides ...

In 2023-24, 7.5% of officials left government, down from around 8.9% the year before, the Institute for Government’s annual Whitehall Monitor report shows. The slight drop follows a steady increase ...

More than 528,500 people were killed in the Syrian civil war, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said on Wednesday. The overall toll includes thousands killed since 2011 that were ...

A snapshot of recent news from sources around the world on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Source: The State Emergency Service of Ukraine Emergency crews observe damage from a drone strike in Kyiv on ...