Mar 9th, 2010 · In the grand scheme of things, humans are mere infants on this planet. Some creatures alive today were swimming under the sea during the U.S. Civil War or photosynthesizing when the Egyptian pyramids were being built. Here are six of the oldest living things on the planet.
Oct 21st, 2009 · The Civil War is one of the most examined events in U.S. History, but Shelton Johnson's debut novel, Gloryland, goes over some fairly unexplored territory: the ordinary life of a black cavalryman.
Oct 21st, 2009 · The Civil War is one of the most examined events in U.S. history, but a new novel, Gloryland, author Shelton Johnson's debut novel, goes over some fairly unexplored territory: the ordinary life of a black cavalryman.
Oct 18th, 2009 · Across the country, people are honoring the 150th anniversary of abolitionist John Brown's unsuccessful raid on the U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry. Most historians cite the attempt as an opening salvo in the Civil War. This weekend, more than 50 descendants of one of Brown's raiders returned to the place where Brown and his men fought and died, with the goal of freeing slaves. Karen Schaefer of member station WKSU in Kent, Ohio, reports.
Oct 8th, 2009 · The New York Times — with the help of a genealogist — has traced the family tree of first lady Michelle Obama back to a slave girl named Melvinia, who was impregnated by an unknown white man shortly before the Civil War. Rachel Swarns, a Washington correspondent for The Times,, traces Obama's roots into the present.
Aug 30th, 2009 · Harriet Tubman is most well-known for her work on the underground railroad. Prior to and during the Civil War era, she was called "black Moses" because, like Moses, she led people out of slavery. But there's another chapter in Harriet Tubman's story that's not as commonly told. Host Liane Hansen speaks with Thomas B. Allen, author of Harriet Tubman, Secret Agent.
Jul 20th, 2009 · A country home on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., provided a respite and a summer getaway for a president mired in the Civil War.
Jul 3rd, 2009 · Commentator John McDonough recalls the last great reunion of Civil War veterans from the North and South. It took place July 3-5, 1938, on the 75th anniversary of Gettysburg — at Gettysburg, Pa. At the time, the whole country was almost painfully aware that the last living links to a decisive event were about to slip away.