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A Civil War veteran went on record saying he was ready to fight Hitler
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 9 months agocivil war veteran wanted to fight hitler In 1941, a Philadelphia newspaper visited the 75th...
5 Black World War II Heroes to Know
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJulius Ellsberry, Edward A. Carter, Medgar Evers, Charity Adams, Dovey Johnson Roundtree Credit - Ellsberry: The Jackson Advocate/Library of Congress;...
Turning the page: Local history buff donating 675 World War II books to Augusta University
The Augusta Chronicle via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA war is ending at Fred Gehle’s Augusta home. After years of compiling a substantial personal...
Will Smith's Civil War-era drama 'Emancipation' was inspired by the true story of an enslaved man...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWill Smith plays Peter in "Emancipation."AppleTV "Emancipation" premiered in select theaters on...
Learn about the Civil War veterans who were the first Erie soldiers' home residents
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe first Memorial Day observance at the Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors' Home in Erie on May 30,...
Tulsa Race Massacre 1921 Reparations Lawsuit Thrown Out by Oklahoma Judge
People via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA lawsuit seeking reparations for the survivors of the violence from over 100 years ago was tossed...
Book Talk: ‘The Book Spy’ is covert tale of Europe during World War II
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“You’re not spies,” Marie Alves’ new boss tells his trainees in the Interdepartmental Committee for...
In World War II, how Pearl Harbor bombing led Delaware coast to prep for enemy attack
Delmarva Now | The Daily Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAt noon on the second Monday in December 1941, coastal residents gathered around their radios to...
What is Cinco de Mayo and why do we celebrate it?
Scripps News via AOL· 3 weeks agoSunday marks the 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Puebla, which is what inspired the Cinco de Mayo holiday. Although the holiday celebrates a key...
18 vintage photos show how high schools have changed in the US
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 8 months agoHigh-school students attend a typing class in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1965.Afro American...