On This Day: CDC confirms first U.S. case of COVID-19
On Jan. 21, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the United States' first known case of novel ...
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History and Political Ideology
Why do we study history? Some study it as a way to confirm their own political ideologies, something that often happens when ...
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When The United States Broke Into 2 Countries, Had 2 Presidents, 2 Flags
But in 1861, the American Union fell apart. 11 southern states came together to break away and form the Confederate States of America. The new country had its own President - Jefferson Davis ...
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Washington’s Hostess with the Mostes’
Dinner parties in the capital have long been a path to power, but Perle Mesta had her eye on a different prize.
How Gettysburg Became a Refuge for Conservatives Battered by Trump-Era Strife
The Battle of Gettysburg, too, was explicitly a family affair. Many families sent soldiers who fought on opposite sides, ...
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The long history of the United States imagining it could annex Canada
In 1861, Britain sent extra troops to Canada ... Late in the war, Confederate president Jefferson Davis sent Jacob Thompson to Canada, where, in Montreal and Toronto, he established a secret ...
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Not a single Confederate convicted of treason
Moreover, President Abraham Lincoln, in his inaugural address of March 4, 1861, advanced his support for a constitutional ... Not a single Confederate, including Confederate President Jefferson Davis ...