Civil War

Beirut Burns as Lebanon's Violent Habits Die Hard

Patrick Galey | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Syria, Lebanon, Civil War, Assad, Middle East, Tripoli, Beirut, Damascus, Future Movement, Social Nationalist Party, World News
Patrick Galey

Those who engage in fighting are not party 'supporters' as is often supposed. They are trained gunmen. Killers. And as long as they continue receiving tacit instructions from leaders to remain so, don't expect Lebanon to have picked its last fight with itself.

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Memorial Day Was Meant To Reconcile

Lillian Daniel | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Civil War, Memorial Day, Chicago, Nato Summit, Nato, Occupy Wall Street, Veterans, Military, Religion News
Lillian Daniel

Here in my city of Chicago, as NATO gathers amid displays of military force as well as protests, I pray for comfort for all those who have lost a loved one to the ravages of war. I pray that the peace of Christ, which passes all human understanding, will knit together this weary and war-torn world.

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Memorial Day 2012

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Memorial Day, Afghanistan, Vietnam War, World War 1, Korean War, American, American Flag, Iraq, World War 2, Civil War, Politics News
Joe Peyronnin

This weekend the United States celebrates Memorial Day. Sadly, for many Americans the holiday mostly marks the beginning of summer rather than a time to remember those who gave their lives in service to their country.

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Who Invented Memorial Day?

Jim Downs | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Logan, u.s. History, Civil War, Culture, Memorial Day, Washington, South Carolina, U.S.A, Charleston, Americans, United States, U.S, Dc, African Americans, African-American Issues, Memorial Day Weekend, Politics News
Jim Downs

As America recognizes the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, we would do well to revisit the origins of Memorial Day among freedpeople in Charleston.

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Standing Up for All the Fallen

Christopher Holshek | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Iraq War, Usaid, Civil War, Firefighters, Memorial Day, Police, National Security, War Casualties, Veterans Day, National Service, 9/11, Civilian Casualties, Memorial Day Weekend, World War II, State Department, Peace Corps, Afghanistan War, Veterans, US Military, Armed Forces, Impact News
Christopher Holshek

We should respect each other's commitment to community and country. There is no reason why we cannot stand up for all the fallen, so that Memorial Day will honor all those who gave their lives in the service of their neighbors as well as their nation.

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NATO's Third Alternative in Afghanistan

Zaman Stanizai | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: War in Afghanistan, Civil War, American Troops, Afghan Civil War, US Troops Afghanistan, Nato, World News
Zaman Stanizai

Now that the NATO summit has decided to transfer power to the Afghans, it is very important that the Afghan armed forces reflect the country's ethnic diversity and become as representative as the democracy they intend to protect.

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WATCH: Paula Deen Discovers Her Ancestors Were Slave Owners

Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Who Do You Think You Are, Paula Deen, Civil War, Paula Deen Who Do You Think You Are, Paula Deen Ancestors, John Batts, Video, Food News

Paula Deen appeared on the season finale of NBC's "Who Do You Think You Are?" and discovered some shocking revelations about her family's past. The ho...

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Got Helium? The Intrepid Needs A Lift

AP | CAROLYN THOMPSON | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Civil War Replica Balloon, Genesee Country Museum, Civil War Helium Balloon, Civil War, 1996 Helium Privatization Act, Weird New York, Intrepid, Video, Weird News News

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A helium shortage is threatening to deflate a western New York museum's plans for the July 4 launch of a manned balloon like the ones...

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Virginia Is For Lovers, Civil War Buffs

CarsTravelFood | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: The Great American Road Trip, Virginia Is for Lovers, Virginia, Monticello, Pamplin Historical Park, Civil War Anniversary, Travel, Thomas Jefferson, Civil War, Virginia Beach, Slidepollajax, Travel News
CarsTravelFood

In 1865, the site was the scene of the battle that ended the Petersburg Campaign and led to the evacuation of the Confederate capital, Richmond.

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Crew Members of the USS Monitor: Solving the Mystery of the Skeletons in the Turret 150 Years Later

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Ironclad, Dna, History, Military, Bones, Civil War, Memorial Day, Sailors, Mystery, Forensics, Genealogy, Genetics, Maritime, Navy, USS Monitor, Shipwreck, Culture News
Megan Smolenyak

Who doesn't love a good history mystery? You don't have to be a Civil War buff to be fascinated with the attempt to identify the two skeletons found in the turret of the USS Monitor when it was raised from the ocean floor a decade ago.

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Birthday Wishes for Betty Daniels: Still Vassar's Cheerleader After 65 Years!

Lonna Saunders | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Civil War, Vassar College, Matthew Vassar, Elizabeth Daniels, Betty Daniels, Maria Mitchell, Mary Mccarthy, Charlie McCarthy, Edgar Bergen, Candice Bergen, College News
Lonna Saunders

Happy Birthday, Betty Daniels! Elizabeth Daniels celebrated her 92nd birthday on May 8th, coincidentally "National Teachers Day," and has worked for Vassar College for 65 years, nearly half the existence of that 150-year-old institution.

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This Year, Give Mom a Gift That Matters

Joe Cirincione | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Russia, Congress, United States, Civil War, Nuclear Weapons, Mothers, Politics News
Joe Cirincione

What do mothers really want? It's not mass-produced cards or flowers that will wilt in a week. What mothers really want is a safer, more peaceful world, a better future for their children.

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Press Coverage of the Cambodian Genocide: An Analysis

Sharon Wu | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Thesis Project, Civil War, Thesis-Project, War, Khmer Rouge, Cambodian Genocide, Communism, Pol Pot, Southeast Asia, Cambodia, College Thesis, Marxism, College News
Sharon Wu

American politicians and the public lacked the necessary information to devise a viable solution. There was definitely enough press about mass deaths to alarm the public, but journalists simply couldn't provide enough information to persuade anyone to take action.

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Victoria Infante

The Mexican Celebration That's Not Mexican At All

HuffingtonPost.com | Victoria Infante | Posted 05.04.2012

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Cinco de Mayo is celebrated across the United States as a tradition of Mexican origin. And it is during late April and May that Mexican beer and tequi...

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U.S. Postal Service Releases 2 New Stamps

AP | Posted 04.25.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Postal Service is releasing two new stamps paying tribute to the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, specifically the Battle of...

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American Gulag: A Lot More Than License Plates

Lyric Hughes Hale | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Prisoner, Jail, Civil War, Gulag, Prison Labor, Slavery, Inmate Rights, Prison Workers, Slavery in United States, Slavery in America, Prisoner Rights, Inmates, Modern Day Slavery, Business News
Lyric Hughes Hale

Of the 2.3 million prisoners now being held, more than 100,000 work in federal and state prison industry programs. This doesn't mean the usual cooking and cleaning, but work that produces products for sale -- about $2.4 billion dollars annually.

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PHOTOS: Walking Tours Cover 19th-Century Blazes, Lies About George Washington

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 04.13.2012

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- George Washington fought fires here. Washington was one of Virginia's first volunteer firefighters. Or maybe he wasn't. For yea...

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Md. Civil War Museum Gives Severed Arm A Good Look

AP | DAVID DISHNEAU | Posted 04.11.2012

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FREDERICK, Md. -- Long after the guns fell silent at Antietam, the earth yielded up gruesome reminders of the bloodiest day of the American Civil War:...

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Annan Issues Cease-Fire for Syria

Gideon Resnick | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Syria, Turkey, Civil War, President Barack Obama, Kofi Annan, Peace, Bashar Al-Assad, Arab Spring, Syria Uprising, International Criminal Court, Syria Cease-Fire, Syria Peace Plan, Cease-Fire, College News
Gideon Resnick

With no willingness on the part of other countries to intervene militarily, the cease-fire planned for Thursday may be the only thing that could prevent Syria from breaking into a complete civil war.

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Lucia Graves

Congressional Candidate's Civil War Reenactments Spark Racial Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 04.11.2012

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WASHINGTON -- John Douglass has been a top officer in the U.S. Navy, a longtime defense lobbyist and is now a veteran Civil War reenactor. Most of tha...

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PHOTOS: Civil War Tourism

AP | BRUCE SMITH | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Fort Sumter Tourism, Fort Sumter, Video, Civil War, South Carolina Travel, US Destinations, American Civil War, Travel News

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- One of America's most famous historic sites has again made history as a record 328,000 visitors took the tour boat last year to Fo...

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Civil War Soldiers Glowed In The Dark?

Mental Floss | Posted 04.06.2012

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The Civil War gets pored over like few other topics in American history, but here's one tidbit you may not have heard before: some Civil War soldiers ...

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The Alchemy of Forgiveness

Robert Koehler | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Fambul Tok, Civil War, Healing, Forgiveness, Justice, Sierra Leone, Impact News
Robert Koehler

Human-rights activist John Caulker was convinced that within the broken traditions of his native country -- the culture of vital connection, of truth-telling and forgiveness -- lay the seeds of reconciliation. He knew that virtually everyone in Sierra Leone longed for reconciliation.

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C-SPAN Is America

Brent Budowsky | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Woodward and Bernstein, Ben Bradlee, Walter Cronkite, Paul Fahri, Newton Minnow, Vast Wasteland, Civil War, New Deal, Ronald Reagan, Book Tv, C-Span, Ernest Hemingway, Democracy, Televising the Supreme Court, Free Press, Brian Lamb, George Washington, Citizens United, Abraham Lincoln, Rob Kennedy, Edward R. Murrow, Susan Swain, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John F. Kennedy, Freedom, Supreme Court, News Cycle, Informed Citizenry, Katharine Graham, Ted Turner, Franklin Roosevelt, Media News
Brent Budowsky

While our politics have become a shouting match of pander and slander, name-calling and talking points, celebrity media and instant misanalysis, C-SPAN shines as an exemplar of what a free press in a free nation should be.

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Why Sarah Palin Thinks Barack Obama Wants to Undo the Civil War

Andy Horowitz | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Racism, Civil War, Harvard University, Affirmative Action, Barack Obama, Derrick Bell, Sarah Palin, Palin Obama, Palin-Civil-War, Sarah Palin Obama, Politics News
Andy Horowitz

It doesn't take too much historical insight to come up with reasons that America's first black president would not want to bring back the days of slavery, so it's worth considering the reasons why Palin might make such a bizarre statement.

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