By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, April 9, the 99th day of 2025. There are 266 days left in the year. Today in ...

The case of one of the famous moments in American history—Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox—dramatically illustrates ...

The case of one of the famous moments in American history—Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox—dramatically illustrates the dangers of letting myth substitute for accurate history.

“He was crucified for us!” an elderly African American from York, Pennsylvania, told a newspaper that Easter weekend.

Seward had been stabbed in the face and neck with a Bowie knife by another conspirator, Lewis Powell. In a near miraculous ...

April 9th has witnessed numerous significant events throughout history, spanning a variety of categories including politics, ...

Appomattox Court House National Historical Park is commemorating the 160th anniversary of the victory of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S.

Readers of newspapers across America 160 years ago this week would have seen two similar headlines on the front page of their ...

The case of one of the famous moments in American history—Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox—dramatically illustrates the dangers of letting myth substitute for accurate history.

On April 15, 1865, the Civil War had just ended, the 16th U.S. president had been killed. How would Americans respond?