How Black Civil War Patriots Should Be Remembered This Veterans Day
O ver a century ago, President Woodrow Wilson established Veterans Day to honor “the heroism of those who died in the country’s service” after the First World War. Wilson proclaimed that the day, ...
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Harriet Tubman Just Became a One-Star General, More Than 150 Years After Serving With the Union Army
The celebrated Underground Railroad conductor received posthumous recognition for her service as a spy, scout, nurse and cook ...
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Black Civil War Patriots Must Be Remembered on Veterans Day
These warriors came to embody Black Civil War service, if not African American patriotism ... The soldiers’ tribulations show ...
Regional court blames Guatemala for the disappearance of 4 human rights activists in 1989
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has ruled that the Guatemalan government was responsible for human rights violations ...
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A look back at our Civil War past: the Hamilton County Surgeons
Discover the unique aspects of the American Civil War, including the recruitment of companies of men from the same community.
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Ohio Civil War soldiers honored at last for roles in ‘Great Locomotive Chase’
President Joseph R. Biden posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to Union Army Soldiers Private Philip G. Shadrach and ...
Why Sudan’s civil war is being ‘fought on the bodies of women’
Women led the country’s revolution in 2019 and have been central to peace efforts. Now rape, sexual slavery and murder have ...
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A Civil War battlefield gives perspective on our modern divide
The most famous battle of the Civil War took place just outside of Gettysburg. Morning Edition stopped by the historic site ...
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Davison County residents gather on Veterans Day to honor those who served
MITCHELL — Hundreds of veterans, their friends and their families gathered at the Davison County Fairgrounds Monday during ...
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The Remains Of 28 Civil War Veterans Were Found At A Seattle Funeral Home
The cremated remains of 28 Civil War veterans were recently discovered in storage facilities at a funeral home and cemetery ...
Kale on Books: Untold war stories, educational equity and a cult on the Chesapeake Bay
Lt. Richard Blazer was commander of a group of volunteers and former raiders, who like Mosby’s team, worked behind the scenes ...
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Remains of nearly 30 Civil War veterans found in a funeral home’s storage are laid to rest
For several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities at a ...