Readers sound off on Confederate sympathies, NATO contributions and Paul Simon’s roots
On July 4, 1776, the hallowed Founding Fathers declared America’s independence. However, the only beneficiaries were white ...
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In 19th-Century America, Two ‘Christian Nations’ Took Up Arms
Building on his earlier classic work, Evangelicals and Politics in Antebellum America, Carwardine observes that the Whigs, ...
Is Donald Trump more like Hitler or Augustus Caesar? Honestly, it's both
An aspiring dictator, fueled by popular resentment, overthrows a failing republic. We've seen this show before ...
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How Women Enlisted as Men to Fight in the Civil War
American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...
From the Statesman archives: Railroad, freedom colonies changed Austin after Civil War
The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...
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Councillor warns building where Tricolour was first flown 'needs to be preserved'
an Irish and American patriot who played a pivotal role in Ireland’s struggle for independence. Meagher is also revered in ...
The National13d
The roles played by Scots in the emergence of America’s far-right
TAKE a walk in the Dean Cemetery on the west side of Edinburgh and you will find a memorial that is emblazoned with the distinctive battle flag ...
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Major escalation in Trump trade war as US to hit ‘many countries’ with reciprocal tariffs
a major escalation of his trade war. Trump did not identify which countries would be hit but suggested it would be a broad effort that could also help solve US budget problems. Join the Irish ...
Smithsonian Magazine16d
After Confederate Forces Captured Their Children, These Black Mothers Fought to Reunite Their Families
Explore the lives of little-known changemakers who left their mark on the country During the Civil War ... Museum of African American History and Culture When Confederate forces approached ...
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War Chest: Riot Games pumps €34 million into Irish-based League of Legends entity
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Limerick Leader16d
Limerick Chronicle files: Askeaton’s Desmond Castle a true fit for the Earls
His head was taken to London where it was impaled on London Bridge. In 1641, the Confederate Irish Catholics rebelled against the crown. They laid siege to multiple strongholds in Ireland ...
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Girl Finds Items With a Metal Detector Lost During the American Civil War
Today's History Seekers adventure takes us to a field used by both confederate and union soldiers during the American Civil War. We take a ... platform Signal Irish goods exports to US surge ...