What did the Civil War do to railroading? The changes were rapid, profound, lasting, and formed the real basis of truly ...

The French steamship Le Lyonnais sunk Nov. 2 ... drew "international intrigue" but lost public interest when the Civil War broke out a few years later. “Le Lyonnais, her passengers, and her ...

The Civil War, an epic nine-episode series by the award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and produced in conjunction with WETA, Washington, D.C., first aired in September of 1990 to an ...

The Civil War (1861-1865) is America’s bloodiest war to date. It cost close to 1,100,000 casualties and claimed over 620,000 lives. These lesson plans are based on History Detectives episodes ...