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250 years after America went to war for independence, a divided nation battles over its legacy
Starting with Saturday’s anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the country will look back to its Revolutionary ...
Civil War soldier's diary and descendants keep his story alive
Charles H. Walker settled in Columbia County after the war, and his descendants are committed to preserving and sharing his ...
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Fort Jackson lives on after flopping in its starring role defending New Orleans in the Civil War
With Louisiana’s militias off fighting in Virginia and Tennessee, the job of defending the Crescent City fell to two forts ...
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Varnum Armory Museum celebrates anniversary of Civil War completion
The American Civil War ended with the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia on April 9, 1865. At the Varnum Armory Museum, a band playing Civil War era music played some tunes, and several ...
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Vietnam veterans honored at Virginia War Memorial 50 years after war's end
RICHMOND, Va. – Veterans of the Vietnam War shared their stories during a ceremony at the Virginia War Memorial on Friday honoring those who served. Forty-five Virginians remain unaccounted for ...
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Fears of civil war in South Sudan stem from political rivalry between the president and his deputy
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir, left, and ...
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Battle lines formed among Virginia delegation over Signalgate
and he’s sharing information about war plans, including specific targeting information, including the platform that the U.S. will use to deliver the attack, that’s information that puts our ...
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What’s happened in Sudan’s civil war after new Khartoum battles?
Sudanese citizens celebrate in Port Sudan after the Sudanese army deepened its control over the capital, Khartoum, on March 27, 2025 [Ibrahim Mohammed Ishak/Reuters] Sudan’s civil war could ...
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Revolutionary War spy who was also a slave will get statue in Virginia
On Saturday, the Virginia Society Children of the American ... of the records it contained went up in flames during the Civil War, possibly erasing any records. And through the centuries, the ...
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War Maps Reveal Ukrainian Advances Amid Long-Range Strikes
This battlefield map shows Ukraine's reported advances in the Belgorod region in Russia. INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF WAR ...
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South Sudan is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war, UN envoy says
(AP Photo/Sam Mednick, File) UNITED NATIONS (AP) — South Sudan is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war, the top U.N. official in the world’s youngest nation warned on Monday, lamenting the ...
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Former US Attorney who oversaw Russian war crime, MS-13 prosecutions found dead in VA home
In 2023, the Eastern District of Virginia charged four Russia-affiliated military personnel with war crimes including unlawful confinement, inhuman treatment and torture of a U.S. national in ...