A visit to a battle reenactment in rural Virginia revealed some surprising views about U.S. politics—and broad pessimism ...

An archaeological dig at an important World War Two heritage site has uncovered numerous artefacts from the period, including bullets, uniform buttons and engine parts. The five-day excavation at ...

Federal troops returned the fire. The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the attack, four more states -- Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee -- severed their ties with the Union.

In the Civil War, spectators went out to watch the battle ... I think they get all the attention because they have spiffier uniforms. -- Katharine, college student, Bryn Mawr, Pa.

More from Wes about the causes of the Civil War. What led to the outbreak of the bloodiest conflict in the history of North America? A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the ...

A look at the people and events that shaped the Civil War and Reconstruction. Discover the people and events that document the American story — Saturdays on C-SPAN2. Come along with American ...

Phillip Rubino/Shutterstock Anyone can check into a hotel. Some visitors, however, never check out. Whatever you call these ...

It’s a life-sized replica decorated just like President Joe Biden’s Oval Office, right down to the weathered family Bible on a side table. Unlike the real Oval Office, tourists can go inside ...

Creator Matt Smith came up with a miniature version of the iconic cherry red trolley after LEGO passed on mass-producing his nearly 2,000-piece replica of Mister Rogers’ house and neighborhood.

(CNN) — An airstrike targeting civilian areas in southeastern Sudan has left more than 20 people dead and dozens of others wounded, authorities in the embattled Sennar state said, as civil war r ...

Detectorist David Ulke holding a wartime bullet found at the site An archaeological dig at an important World War Two heritage ... including bullets, uniform buttons and engine parts.