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How the final shots of the Civil War came to be fired off the shores of Alaska
Two months after the war ended, Confederate soldiers destroyed a fleet of Yankee ships, which were harvesting bowhead whales ...
New artifacts offer glimpse into Civil War-era Hunley submarine
On the heels of the 161st anniversary of the day the H.L. Hunley and its crew sank, the North Charleston museum has newly ...
Artifacts recovered from H.L. Hunley unveiled for public display 161 years later
Feb. 17 marks the 161st anniversary of when the H.L. Hunley made history by becoming the first submarine to successfully sink ...
Californians brace for mudslides in areas torched by fires as freezing rain, snow aim for Oregon
The rain has intensified in California, where an atmospheric river brought heavy downpours, winds and flooding to areas ravaged by wildfires. Officials ahead of the storm's arrival distributed ...
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The 1940s: Decade of War and Recovery
The Washington, D.C., Evening Star reported Monday, Jan. 1, 1940, that “merry crowds” had gathered in the nation’s capital to ...