Some great TV shows use the American Civil War as a backdrop or as a major narrative pillar. Here are the best ones.

Kings and Generals' animated historical documentary series on early modern history and the United States continues with a new ...

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, began after the American Civil War as a way to honor fallen soldiers.

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Reel dancing was a fine way to spend time in 1800s America. It was popular again Monday during an American Civil War ...

A bloody civil war and the death by suicide of an ousted president served as inspiration for Isabel Allende’s most recent ...

The American Civil War is a pivotal and ugly moment in American history, but it's more misunderstood than you would think. We're breaking down some myths about Lincoln, women soldiers, racist ...

Editor’s note: Another in a series of occasional stories about York County in the American Revolution, part of the buildup in ...

Few companies embody the term 'pharma giant' as much as Pfizer. Here we take a look at the colourful history of one of the biggest drugmakers in the world. Pfizer was founded in 1849 by two recent ...

Robert Francis Prevost, who on Thursday became the first American elected Pope, has Creole of color roots in New Orleans, ...

(Reuters) -A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to release a Tufts University student from Turkey who ...