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'West Wing' star Bradley Whitford discovers his personal connection to Ulysses S. Grant and the...
Yahoo TV via AOL· 2 years agoOn a new episode of Who Do You Think You Are?, Sunday night, actor Bradley Whitford, who is best...
Civil War veteran John Kapsa's unmarked grave receives headstone after 105 years after death
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoLocal Civil War veteran John Kapsa died on Saturday, Nov. 29, 1919. He lay in an unmarked grave in...
Under the baobab: American heroes, white and Black, sacrificed for the good of us all
State College Centre Daily Times via Yahoo News· 12 months agoLater that year, heeding Douglass’ call, 19-year-old Charles Garner Sr. left his home in...
The Bourbon Brand Ulysses S. Grant May Have Drank By The Glassful
Tasting Table via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoUlysses S. Grant and bourbon bottles Every great American tale starts with two things: A battle for...
Why this caregiver was allowed to follow her husband to battle
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoJohn Wesley Powell and his wife, Emma, in Detroit in 1863. U.S. Army Major John Wesley Powell served...
Women’s History Month: Who was Albert Cashier?
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 2 months agoHow much do you know about the history of women in Rockford? In celebration and recognition of Women's History Month, the Rockford Register Star has...
Under the baobab: Immigrants are part of democracy’s DNA. Fearing them makes no sense
State College Centre Daily Times via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMy father was an immigrant. He was part of the great migration to Chicago from Mississippi — filled...
Here's a look at how RI started celebrating the Fourth of July all the way back in 1777
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJuly 4 is not really a military or veterans' holiday. But let’s not forget that our ability to...
Dale C. Maley: Early Fairbury plumber C.B. Day
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Day family contributed to the success of the Fairbury community. Thomas Day Jr. was a Civil War veteran and a local farmer. C.B. Day provided two...
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's pending promotion sheds new light on his overlooked fight for equal rights...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGeneral Grant stands in front of his campaign tent at his headquarters in Virginia in 1865....