Bevan joked. Asked about his next steps, Bevan — an enthusiast for American history including the Civil War — said a former ...

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West Point and the Hudson may be only an hour (on a good traffic day) from New York City, but you feel miles away with quaint ...

After the Civil War, Black voters faced danger and violence—and they fought for political power against all odds.

1 of 7 | A bust of Civil War Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman can be seen between the vaults at Grant's Tomb in New York City.

Though Margaret Sanger and Mary Ware Dennett shared a mission, they took very different approaches. Their ensuing rivalry was ...

But students competed ferociously to get into the elite social clubs: Ivy at Princeton, Skull and Bones at Yale, the ...

One of the roads in West Point is named Barnard Loop,” said Lieutenant General Steven Gilland, “but today he gets an entire ...

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The celebrated Underground Railroad conductor received posthumous recognition for her service as a spy, scout, nurse and cook ...

Susan B. Anthony dedicated her life to social justice. For 45 years, she fought for women’s suffrage with little obvious ...