White House chief of staff John Kelly's comments on the Civil War have prompted an uproar among prominent figures such as Ta-Nehisi Coates and Bernice King, as well as Civil War historians, who say ...

John Kelly is a burning cross that’s been shielded from criticism, largely because he’s a walking episode of G.I. Joe. Let the Trump administration’s head propagandist, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, tell it ...

The Civil War did not begin in 1861 it was built for decades. Expansion westward forced every new state to choose sides turning Congress into a permanent battlefield. Compromises failed violence ...

That is not to say, however, that the division between North and South was only rooted in the matter of slavery. One of the most interesting chapters in the book explores the differences between the ...

Editor’s Note: As Lexington celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, the Herald-Leader and kentucky.com each day throughout 2025 will share interesting facts about our hometown. Compiled by ...

Between 1861 and 1865, Americans killed 620,000 of their fellow citizens. Most died on battlefields, in an awful war that shows what happens when our elected officials refuse to do the most important ...