To reclaim the Mississippi River during the Civil War, the Lincoln Administration contacted St. Louis businessman James B.

By Jim Beaugez Under cover of darkness during the early hours of June 7, 1863, an army of 1,500 Confederate troops approached ...

For Black History Month, the cinema is hosting a six-film retrospective shining a spotlight on groundbreaking performances ...

Troops have been previously deployed in the U.S. by presidents, including George H.W. Bush and John F. Kennedy.

If, driving past, you spot the Italianate farmhouse called Melody Farm, 16680 W North Ave., in Brookfield, you just may do a ...

After nearly 10,000 California National Guardsmen were unable to “quell unrest,” Bush sent 2,000 soldiers from the Army’s 7th Infantry Division ... before the Civil War ended, according ...