The American Civil War ... survived the war and remained under this assumed identity the rest of his life. 6. Misconception: Abraham Lincoln was the keynote speaker on the day of the Gettysburg ...

Each April, Alabama observes Confederate Memorial Day, a state holiday that honors soldiers who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. The day remains a point of reflection and debate as ...

An attack on a bus in the Christian suburb of Beirut on April 13, 1975 helped spark the Lebanese civil war. Lebanon is still ... They were unaware that earlier that day, small clashes had broken ...

No Union victory in the Civil War came easier ... four heavily armed sloops of war, a sidewheel steamer, seven gunboats and 19 mortar schooners. His opening move was straight from the playbook ...