Schuylkill County can certainly be proud of coming to the defense of the Union during the Civil War. Two Pottsville militia ...

On July 4, the United States of America will celebrate its 250th anniversary. There’s also another major historical anniversary this year – the start of the Civil War 165 years ago on April 12, 1861.

Many of Lima’s 2,000 citizens were in church that sunny Sunday morning in April 1861 when the excited talk of war on the ...

The astronomer Edmond Halley, the namesake for Halley’s comet, linked the northern lights to the Earth’s magnetic field, setting off research into the science behind them. He expected to die without ...

The sudden recall of Mormon residents back to Salt Lake by Brigham Young in 1857, coupled with the anticipation of the unfolding Civil War left San Bernardino in a mess. By the time local officials ...

After Grant was voted in to succeed Johnson, he appointed Longstreet as the surveyor of customs for New Orleans. Governor ...

Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and Second Inaugural Address are inscribed on the cavernous walls. Reading them in silence, shoulder to shoulder with tourists from around the world. No scrolling here.

It was no accident that Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863. That act shifted the meaning of ...

From the early 19th century on, the United States expanded by acquiring territory through purchase or force. By expressing ...