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John Scott was rarely spoken of in his family after he was placed in an institution. After a half-century, his youngest ...

CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — The Carlisle Indian Industrial School had not yet held its first class when Matavito Horse and Leah Road ...

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Norman Rockwell, whose name became shorthand for nostalgic Americana, spent his later years painting the nation’s moral ...

Author Robert Watson provided a short overview about the Civil War during the summer of 1864 and the near invasion of Washington, D.C., by Confederate forces. The National Civil War Museum in ...

The War of 1812 is today a vague mystery, sometimes confused with the “1812 Overture” played at July 4 fireworks shows, but ...