After the election of President Lincoln in 1860, seven southern states seceded ... their freedom as citizens of the United States of America. 1830s: Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act forcibly ...

The last known survivor of the transatlantic slave ships, brought to the US in 1860, has been identified ... Getty Images A 19th Century map shows the so-called 'Slave Coast' of West Africa ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! An introduction to the 1860 election is featured. Author and history professor Rachel Shelden talked about the issue of slavery at the time, the ...

Given the divisive political climate in our country right now, when I heard about the new play TH IR DS being presented at ...

Maryland follows with nine conventions in the state over the years – all held in Baltimore, in 1832, 1835, 1840, 1844, 1848, ...

Black-and-white photographs reveal how the Japanese capital – and other travel hotspots – used to look Time, as the saying ...

The new 1,860-acre wildlife area is called Collard ... The wildlife area is also not listed yet online in the agency’s map of ...

Publishers shared some of the recent and forthcoming children's titles in translation they're especially proud to be bringing ...

The center of the storm will push across the state, slamming New Orleans and Baton Rouge with damaging winds, ...

Although the CCP’s rhetoric over Taiwan and the South China Sea is ostensibly about reclaiming its territory lost during its “century of humiliation,” it appears in no rush to take back land in ...

A new technology which uses harmless light waves to measure activity in babies’ brains has provided the most complete picture ...