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Though many Medals of Honor were awarded decades after the Civil War, and some stories grew in legend, the sheer number of ...

James Franklin weighs offers from Virginia Tech and Arkansas as both programs battle for the former Penn State coach in a ...

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PBS' six-part, 12-hour documentary lets Burns, Sarah Botstein and David P. Schmidt dive deep into all-too-relevant U.S.

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Gettysburg Address, the fight against slavery and the battle for freedom provide historical perspective on principles of the Revolution and practice of slavery ...