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The Elijah Smith chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution is honoring Revolutionary War soldier from Virginia with a plaque on his grave stone.

By Hugh Karunanayake “Now the island of Serendib lies under the equinoctial line, its night and day both numbering twelve hours. It measureth eighty leagues long by a breadth of thirty, and its width is bounded by a lofty mountain and a deep valley.The mountain is conspicuous from a distance of three days, and it […]

Baton Rouges ode to the USS Louisiana, long landlocked, could never be mistaken for a real water vessel. The ship once was part of President Theodore Roosevelts Great White Fleet of 16 battleships in the Pacific Ocean.

Let's make like one of Poe's characters and investigate.

Nikolay Kolesnik, a Soviet veteran of the Vietnam War interview with Sputnik about how the USSR helped defeat the US in Vietnam.

Theres something magical about a spring stroll in Iowa.

The US sent troops to South Vietnam in 1965, kicking off a brutal, decade-long conflict. In 1975, Washingtons South Vietnamese client state collapsed, and Vietnam was reunified. Over 1.1 million North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers, 450,000 South Vietnamese troops, 2 million Vietnamese civilians and 58,000 US servicemen died in the conflict.

Daniel G. Clark: After the Civil War, Black veterans chose Alexander Clark to lead a campaign for full citizenship, including voting rights.

Recommendations for the removal and renaming of multiple tributes to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee at the U.S. ...

Local New Bern-based authors continue to grow in number and diversity, offering fresh perspectives on genres ranging from historical fiction to memoir.