The most tragic rhyme in American history falls in November’s time, one century apart. President Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address on Nov. 19, 1863; President John F. Kennedy died in Dallas ...

The Lower Mississippi Valley is more than just a distinct geographical region of the United States; it was central to the outcome of the Civil War and the destruction of slavery in the American South.

They brought with them slaves to do the backbreaking work of clearing the wild forest and subduing the Mississippi River with levees ... after the Civil War, the state became among the most ...

The Army and civil engineers clashed repeatedly, especially over Mississippi River flood control policy. Although there was extensive scientific debate over flood control policy for the river ...

The Chinese war still rages, with little prospect of being terminated. Since the Imperialists began to employ American and ... operations on the Mississippi River. In the course of about a ...