By TR Just like a myriad of other things, there is an amazing number of facts and trivia surrounding the U.S. Presidents ...

In 1831, John A. Rawlins, Brig. Gen., U.S., was born. Rawlins, which is near a location where he camped in 1867, is named for him.

While some Republicans want to put Donald Trump onto Mt. Rushmore, historians often change their views of presidents over ...

Sixty-four years ago, the Estes Park Trail, predecessor to the Estes Park Trail-Gazette, ran columns highlighting the ...

American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

Surrender is one of the most essential rules in international humanitarian law. Don't expect it any time soon in the Middle ...

It would become his calling card, not backing down. Once Grant was brought East, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee faced the ...

Let’s hope that Elon Musk is, indeed, a latter-day Grant, doggedly pursuing the spending that strangles our country, ...

The Battle of Cold Harbor was the Confederacy’s last major Civil War victory. Does it offer any insight into the mysterious ...

Fifty-five years of living in the Southeast during which we enjoyed lots of travel resulted in visiting most of the National ...

This article was written by Jim Beaugez. The surrender of Vicksburg by Confederate Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton to Union forces led by Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant on July 4, 1863, brought swift change to ...

Most of the 45 men who have served as president were e indifferent to the needs of Black folks or actively opposed to ...