President Harrison ordered soldiers to South Dakota in the midst of a midterm election campaign that looked bad for his Republican party.
Heather Cox Richardson
South Carolina’s Remarkable Democratic Experiment of 1868
The making of South Carolina’s first constitution in the post-Civil War South
Slavery Caused the Civil War
So Said The Vice President of the Confederacy
The 1864 Battle of Olustee and Black Freedom
Pinpointing where African American soldiers cemented emancipation
Theodore Roosevelt & Valentine’s Day
The Day Has Brought Such Heartache to Few Others
Red Cloud and the Lakota
On December 10, 1909, Red Cloud died poor, blind, and discouraged, personifying the Lakota experience of the late nineteenth century.
Saturday Night Massacre
42 years ago tonight was the beginning of the end for the Nixon administration.
Christopher Columbus, The Knights of Columbus, and American Indians
The history and meaning of Columbus is different than that of Columbus Day. But both read American Indians out of American society.
Taking Women Seriously: Putting a Woman on U.S. Currency
Last night, some GOP presidential candidates struggled to name a single important American woman (besides their wives and mothers). Here are ten suggestions.
A Day Late and a Dollar Short: The Yukon Gold Rush (August 16, 1896)
By the summer of 1897, 30,000-40,000 men had rushed to the Yukon to try their fortunes.