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On August 18 and 19, 1864 the Union Fifth Corps left its position sieging Petersburg and moved westward, occupying over a mile of the Weldon Railroad…

Despite continued skirmishing along the Union held section of the Weldon Railroad south of Petersburg, General Robert E. Lee and his staff had to…

By Monday, August 22, 1864, with Sheridan’s retreating Union forces in the northern most part of the Shenandoah Valley taking up defensive positions near…

Robert E. Lee considered the destruction of the Weldon Railroad south of Petersburg not only a threat to his supply lines but also to the county seat of…

On Tuesday, August 30, 1864 in Chicago, Illinois the Democrats met in a convention, adopted a platform, and placed the names in nomination of General…

At a pep rally in 1955, Harley Clark displayed his index and pinky fingers extended, with his two middle fingers tucked under his thumb.

The new female Thor has picked up her hammer, but the mainstream comics industry is still experiencing some growing pains as it figures out where women fit in as characters, creators and fans.

Anne Purfield and Michelle Dynes, epidemiologists at the CDC, recently spent several weeks in Sierra Leone. The Ebola epidemic, they explain, has taken a heavy toll on local health care workers.

The activist who was shot by Taliban militants for promoting education for girls shares the prize with Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian campaigner against the exploitation of children.

Kill the Messenger is based on the true story of a reporter at the San Jose Mercury-News who uncovers the CIA's role in arming the Nicaraguan Contras, then becomes the target of a smear campaign.