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Bridges: The story of a famous city and its famous namesake
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe City of Fort Worth, a beloved Texas city sometimes known as “Cowtown” or “Where the West...
Lincoln’s Civil War order to block Confederate ports donated to Illinois by Pritzker, First Lady
WGN Chicago via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The document in which Abraham Lincoln set in motion the Union’s military...
Ill. Gov. J.B. Pritzker and wife donate key Civil War document to Lincoln presidential library
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Following the Confederacy’s 1861 attack on Fort Sumter, often viewed as the...
‘The Demon of Unrest’ Review: The Seeds of Civil War
The Wall Street Journal· 4 weeks agoBOOKSHELF The arrival of a new Erik Larson book is a genuine event, a feast of historical insight and narrative verve even when it focuses on a twice- or...
Utica's Conkling leading figure at 1880 Republican convention: Mohawk Valley history
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year ago1880, 143 years ago Conclave in Chicago Roscoe Conkling, dashingly dressed as always, enters...
Today in History: September 14, President William McKinley dies of infection from gunshot wounds
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoToday in History Today is Thursday, Sept. 14, the 257th day of 2023. There are 108 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 14, 1901, President William McKinley died in ...
Fantasy Billboard: Field generals for the 2023 season
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFrom the Halls of Montezuma to the Battle of the Bulge, Generals have rallied their troops to great victories in history. To that end, let’s look at the finest Generals and their NFL “Field ...