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The Americans built a dynamite gun for the Spanish-American War
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoGeneral Toral's surrender of Santiago to General Shafter, July 13th, 1898. There was no love lost...
WNC History: Steamboat Mountain Lily cruised the French Broad River 1881-85
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 1 month agoSix weeks after the USS Maine exploded in Havana Harbor, a writer for The Asheville Daily Citizen’s...
Downtown Augusta advocate decries vandalism of four historical monuments
The Augusta Chronicle via Yahoo News· 12 months agoFour historic Augusta monuments recently were vandalized, upsetting locals and activists. The...
Nick Saban losing third game in a month would be true sign of the apocalypse | KEN WILLIS
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHey, it’s not like Nick Saban hasn’t lost two regular-season games recently. In fact, in the last...
The 35 Most Fascinating Days in History
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe 35 Most Fascinating Days in HistoryNASA - Getty Images Turn the pages of the past, and you’ll find that some dates especially stand out, packed with...
Hot springs drew flood of tourists to historic Paso Robles hotel. What happened to the baths?
San Luis Obispo Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Paso Robles Inn has been featured on the pages of The Tribune a couple of times this year: In...
Michigan wants Ionia County's Civil War flag for its collection. Ionia veterans have another plan
Lansing State Journal via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIONIA — Worn, but not tattered, a handmade silk Civil War battle flag is slowly fading away in the...
Why did Puerto Rico become part of the US? And why is it not a state? Experts explain
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe year is 1898. The United States had 45 states. William McKinley was president. Candy corn, ice...
One of the most iconic landmarks in Key West may actually belong to the Cuban government
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 1 month agoOne of the most iconic buildings in Key West, built by Cuban exiles in the 19th century as they...
In 1871, the US almost acquired the Dominican Republic. President Ulysses S. Grant hoped that 'the...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCrowd of soldiers inside fort as a part of an annexation demonstration, Santo Domingo, Dominican...