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Sept. 11 will be defined in history by how it affects the years to come On this solemn day, members of the clergy, civic leaders and commentators are reflecting on the meaning of Sept. 11....
April 12, 2011, marked the anniversaries of two extraordinary historical events. One hundred fifty years ago, on April 12, 1861, rebels in Charleston, S.C., fired on Fort Sumter, igniting...
Seven states had left the Union. Fort Sumter needed to be resupplied. Washington was in upheaval, sharpshooters were deployed to the roofs of buildings, a light-artillery battalion was...