One hundred thirty-eight years ago today, the legendary fiddler who made the first country recordings was born in Arkansas.

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It began as an ordinary day of metal detecting in an old field. Then the detector beeped, and her small discovery turned into a link to history. She uncovered authentic Civil War artifacts buried deep ...

At the venerable Chicago Tribune, the 162-year-old US Midwest institution that once promoted itself as the "World's Greatest Newspaper", there must have been some sore heads after both these ...

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Four years of conflict between North and South reshaped the United States forever. In just one minute, this video highlights the causes, the major battles, and the outcome of the American Civil War — ...