The following is an article from Uncle John's Unst...  ...ry books. Here's the tragic story.HEADING HOMEThe Civil War was finally over. It was April 1865, General Robe...  ...been captured. After four years of bloodshed, the war -torn nation was ready to start the process of hea...  ...are deserving of it."THE M...

The Civil War was the first American war to be documented on film, but those photographs a...  ...our perception of those scenes with his book The Civil War in Color: A Photographic Reenactment of the War Between the States, featuring dozen...

This Presidents Day article is from the book Uncle...  ...getting shocked. LINCOLNS MAKE IT OVERDuring the Civil War , while her husband went about the business of sav...  ...r the construction of the East Wing. During World War II military guards were stationed for the first t...  ...already in the White House...

From April 6-7, 1862, Americans slaughtered one an...  ...re casualties those two days than in all previous wars combined. It was a horrible shock to the divided...  ...the field. Slate's Frank Ceresi writes:During the War Between the States, the game was played on the ba...  ...e game was played on the battlefi...

The United States is observing Martin Luther King,...  ...ay. Dr. King is best known for his work to in the Civil Rights Movement and his assassination in 1968. Wh...  ...t to say, about poverty, religion, education, and war as well as civil rights. Take some time to read a sel...

In the words of Vice President John Nace Garner, t...  ...er, the vice presidency "isn't worth a pitcher of warm piss." That may be true, buit the characters who'...  ...cy, Arthur didn't hesitate to sign the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act. Much to the chagrin of Conkl...  ...uch to the chagrin of Conklin...

The following is an article from the book Uncle Jo...  ..., she also worked as a spy and a nurse during the Civil War for the federal government, which rewarded her wi...  ...of the main women's group and instead resorted to civil disobedience to push a constitutional amendment....  ...ce feedings and being assi...

(YouTube Link)The Civil War was bad, but imagine how much worse it would have...

Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedi...  ...a Western, set in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War . Elvis' co-stars were veteran actors Richard Egan...

Before chocolate candy was developed, cocoa was al...  ...staple, cacao was a manly beverage, reserved for warriors .Cacao was cultivated and consumed by the Olmecs a...  ...s, but is most famously associated with the Aztec civilization . Montezuma the II, who kept a huge storehouse of...  ...te a day, decreed t...