The Civil War began when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina on April 12, 1861.

The first Orthodox Church in the US was established in New Orleans in 1864, built in 1866, by Greek merchants.

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Crews had collected more than 60,700 gallons of oily product through Friday, enough to fill two and a half sizeable backyard ...

Actually named "Big Al and Lizzy," the giant elephant statues at Papa Joe's Fireworks in Hardeeville are nicknamed "Thelma ...

When the siege of Vicksburg began, the battle was literally brought to the front doors of residents’ homes. Mortars fell, ...

Actor and historian Doug Riley appeared as Mark Twain at the Brooke County Public Library on April 24. Riley offered a look ...

The Justice Department opened a wave of cases in the 1960s, after Congress unleashed the department to go after schools that ...

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From flower festivals and patriotic parades to county fairs and hot air balloons taking to the skies, there is so much to do, ...