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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...
Ulysses S. Grant, president and general, gets a day in Ohio
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe president responsible for giving America the federal Christmas holiday is getting a special day...
Research tells the truth about Civil War causes: slavery, slavery, slavery | Opinion
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoEven though Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee shook hands at Appomattox Court House in 1865, it...
Author examines the battle just after the Civil War in 'Klan War'
Star News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe 1980s and early 1990s saw a spate of books on the subject of Why the South Lost the Civil War or...
Hoof Beats: Tom Bass, America’s Greatest Forgotten Horseman: Part I
The Pueblo Chieftain via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIf he had shown the traditional signs of being a child prodigy in mathematics, or music, or chess,...
The Overlooked American President Who Can Offer a Lesson for Today
Time via Yahoo News· 11 months agoEngraving From 1884 Featuring The 20th President Of The United States. Garfield Lived From 1831...
Renowned Harvard professor breaks down significance of Juneteenth
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLast year, President Joe Biden made Juneteenth the newest federal holiday. The day, June 19, marks...
Underground Railroad speaker Greg Roberts to share Ohio history at Orrville program
The Daily Record via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Wooster-Wayne Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will hold a free program on Ohio and...
‘The Age of Reconstruction’ Review: A Global Emancipation
The Wall Street Journal· 2 weeks agoBOOKSHELF Historians generally treat Reconstruction as an era whose aspiration, drama and importance...
Pentagon Barracks was former Baton Rouge military post, visited by famous American leaders
WVLA Baton Rouge via Yahoo News· 1 week agoBATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Pentagon Barracks in downtown Baton Rouge is a historic site that...