Transgender soldiers date to the Civil War
Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...
Doctor with Hamilton ties, 1st Black man at White House reception, among 'courageous' Civil War surgeons
Over 100 years after his death, Anderson Ruffin Abbott's visit to the White House and his relationship with U.S. President ...
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The Children’s Home of York was founded to serve orphans after the Civil War
That founding date coincides with the end of the Civil War and its grim disruption of ... County women, working as nurses, also suffered mental trauma in their treatment of wounded soldiers ...
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After Assad’s fall, Syrians search for lost loved ones – and a path forward
After the fall of the Assad regime, Syrians grasp for answers and a path to restoration under new president Ahmed al-Sharaa.
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Lives transformed by war: Inside the struggle to end military rule in Myanmar
A visit to resistance-held Karen State reveals the impact of four years of war, and the determination of ordinary citizens to ...
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Gary, Indiana, and the Long Shadow of U.S. Steel
U.S. Steel mines iron ore in Minnesota and sends it across Lake Superior on freighters a thousand feet long. At Sault Ste.
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First Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners freed in ceasefire deal with Hamas
Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in exchange for three Israeli hostages held in Gaza as part of the ...