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The shortest American Civil War summary you'll ever read
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe issue of slavery divided the United States long before the election of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. After the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed in 1854, newly established states could use ...
The Republican Party started in Wisconsin. Here's what to know about the GOP's history
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIf you're a Republican — or just interested in the history of one of the United States' oldest...
The Lincoln Memorial Shrine in Redlands memorializes Honest Abe
Victorville Daily Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs a researcher for the articles I write, I found an interesting but unknown quote from President...
Before Civil War, Kansas town divided parties and even helped elect Abraham Lincoln | Opinion
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDisputed elections, fracturing political parties, protracted fights over the leadership of Congress,...
Opinion: We could be witnessing the Republican Party break apart in real time
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoEditor’s note: Thomas Balcerski teaches history at Eastern Connecticut State University. He is the...
Moving Tennessee history from fifth to third grade creates concerns | Opinion
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn 2022 I wrote a column about where Tennessee history is taught in the K through 12 public school...
Trump Says We Should Have Negotiated Around the Civil War. Here’s What Would Have Happened.
Politico via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFormer President Donald Trump thinks history could have been different, if only Abraham Lincoln had...
Three 'Trump-said-what?' statements in weekend of rallies across first-up Iowa
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe starting gun for the Republican presidential primary season is a week away, and Donald Trump...
PolitiFact: Did Democrats want to expand slavery pre-Civil War, while Republicans opposed it?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 4 months agoRepublican presidential contender Nikki Haley failed to use the word “slavery” when discussing the...
What Does GOP Stand For? Here's Why Republicans Adopted the Nickname
People via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Republican Party has used the GOP nickname since the 1870s Mark Wilson/Getty The 2012 Republican...