News from Around the South 12/9 – 12/16
North Carolina: Angels of the Battlefield — Civil War Nurses When civil war divided the United States, among those answering the call to serve were nearly 600 Roman Catholic sisters, many of them new residents of the young nation. War broke out before...Merry Christmas, 1913
One hundred years ago in America, Christmas was a mighty different situation. Based on newspaper reports, MyHeritage.com recently put together a list of the most-asked-for gifts by children who lived back then. Here are the top five requests: —Candy. —Nuts. —Rocking...Author: Wrong to honor Lee
On Wednesday, mourners will gather at Washington National Cathedral to celebrate the legacy of Nelson Mandela, a man who fought for racial equality. I’m guessing most of them will have no idea they’re sitting in a place that has shrines to two people who fought...A Strange Cargo
Major General William Rosecrans, leader of the Union’s Army of the Cumberland, had a problem. “Old Rosy,” as he’d been nicknamed at West Point, was a handsome Ohio-born history buff and hobbyist inventor with a reputation for getting nearer to combat than any other...News from Around the South 12/2-12/9
SOUTH CAROLINA: Sheriff Won’t Lower Flag for Nelson Mandela PICKENS, S.C. — Pickens County Sheriff Rick Clark says he won’t lower the flag outside the sheriff’s office to half-staff to honor Nelson Mandela because the South African civil rights leader was...Obiter Dicta
Thomas Cromwell was the Lord Chancellor of England for much of the reign of King Henry VIII. He engineered the Read More
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