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Review: At the Shaw Festival, The House That Will Not Stand is a fascinating play in a production...
The Globe and Mail· 4 days agoThe House That Will Not Stand, a 2014 play from the United States that now has its Canadian premiere...
162 Years Later, a Medal of Honor for Two Civil War Train Raiders
New York Times· 2 days agoThe Union soldiers and civilians who took part in the mission fled, but all were captured after less...
An English bulldog named Babydog makes a surprise appearance in a mural on West Virginia history
Toronto Star· 6 days agoThe English bulldog had never been featured prominently in West Virginia history. Gov. Jim Justice’s...
The week's bestselling books, July 1
LA Times via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson (Crown: $35) An exploration of the pivotal five months between Abraham Lincoln's election and the start of the Civil...
Biden fixes 161-year-old oversight, awards Medal of Honor to 2 Civil War soldiers
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoTwenty-two Union soldiers from Ohio regiments and another civilian joined the plot, which involved sneaking into the South wearing civilian clothes. On March 25, 1863, President Abraham ...
Opinion | The Uproar Over the Immunity Ruling
New York Times· 3 days agoInstead of telling Donald Trump that he had no clothes on, the Supreme Court has cloaked the former president and convicted felon with imperial robes....
‘We the People’ includes all Americans – but July 4 is a reminder that democracy remains a work in...
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoThe ongoing Vietnam War shifted public opinion, and there was popular support for the idea that...
Opinion: This July 4th, a different way to celebrate the history we share
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 1 day agoThe Fourth of July is a day to see US history up close, write Lonnie G. Bunch III, Carla Hayden and...
Newsom and Democrats play games with retail theft, fentanyl crises. It won’t work | Opinion
Merced Sun-Star via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoThe great Republican President Abraham Lincoln famously said at Gettysburg, “Democracy is a rule of...
A Rare Letter Signed by Beethoven Is Heading to Auction
Robb Report via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoIn the notes, Jefferson details his private papers collected upon a bookshelf, including a rough...