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- George Armstrong Custer Civil War Facts and PhotosUpdated: Fri Jul 18 01:47:59 2008
George Armstrong Custer defined an era in the American West, and the tragic circumstances of his death at the Little Bighorn in 1876 horrified and captivated the nation. Before meeting his end on t… - George Armstrong Custer's Last Stand - Images of The Battle of the L…Updated: Thu Jul 17 03:20:41 2008
When George Armstrong Custer and the 7th Cavalry attacked an enormous Indian camp and were wiped out, the United States was stunned. Custer had been a famous personage since his days as a dashing y… - George Armstrong Custer's Last Stand - Images of The Battle of the L…Updated: Thu Jul 17 03:20:41 2008
When George Armstrong Custer and the 7th Cavalry attacked an enormous Indian camp and were wiped out, the United States was stunned. Custer had been a famous personage since his days as a dashing y… - George Armstrong Custer's Last Stand - Images of The Battle of the L…Updated: Thu Jul 17 03:20:41 2008
When George Armstrong Custer and the 7th Cavalry attacked an enormous Indian camp and were wiped out, the United States was stunned. Custer had been a famous personage since his days as a dashing y… - New York Draft Riots - Images of 1863 Riots in New York CityUpdated: Wed Jul 16 19:32:12 2008
The streets of New York erupted in shocking violence for several days in July 1863 in what became known as the New York City Draft Riots. The federal government instituting conscription for the arm… - New York Draft Riots - Images of 1863 Riots in New York CityUpdated: Wed Jul 16 19:32:12 2008
The streets of New York erupted in shocking violence for several days in July 1863 in what became known as the New York City Draft Riots. The federal government instituting conscription for the arm… - New York Draft Riots - Images of 1863 Riots in New York CityUpdated: Wed Jul 16 19:32:12 2008
The streets of New York erupted in shocking violence for several days in July 1863 in what became known as the New York City Draft Riots. The federal government instituting conscription for the arm… - The 1863 New York City Draft Riots Cost Hundreds of LivesUpdated: Mon Jul 14 18:01:11 2008
The streets of New York erupted in shocking violence for several days in July 1863 in what became known as the New York City Draft Riots. The federal government instituting conscription for the arm… - After the New York Draft Riots, Lincoln Continued the Conscription o…Created: Mon Jul 14 17:54:50 2008
The streets of New York erupted in shocking violence for several days in July 1863 in what became known as the New York City Draft Riots. The federal government instituting conscription for the arm… - Racial Tensions Fueled the 1863 New York City Draft RiotsUpdated: Mon Jul 14 14:53:48 2008
The streets of New York erupted in shocking violence for several days in July 1863 in what became known as the New York City Draft Riots. The federal government instituting conscription for the arm… - Racism Played a Role in the 1863 New York Draft RiotsUpdated: Mon Jul 14 13:55:01 2008
The streets of New York erupted in shocking violence for several days in July 1863 in what became known as the New York City Draft Riots. The federal government instituting conscription for the arm… - New York Draft Riots in July 1863 Were Bloody and ViolentUpdated: Mon Jul 14 13:38:14 2008
The streets of New York erupted in shocking violence for several days in July 1863 in what became known as the New York City Draft Riots. The federal government instituting conscription for the arm… - New York Draft Riots in July 1863 Featured Battles in the StreetsUpdated: Mon Jul 14 13:34:03 2008
The streets of New York erupted in shocking violence for several days in July 1863 in what became known as the New York City Draft Riots. The federal government instituting conscription for the arm… - New York City Draft Riots Erupted and Mobs Burned Federal BuildingsUpdated: Mon Jul 14 13:27:45 2008
The streets of New York erupted in shocking violence for several days in July 1863 in what became known as the New York City Draft Riots. The federal government instituting conscription for the arm… - The 69th Regiment Leaves New York for the Civil War, April 1861Updated: Mon Jul 14 13:20:25 2008
The streets of New York erupted in shocking violence for several days in July 1863 in what became known as the New York City Draft Riots. The federal government instituting conscription for the arm… - The 1863 Draft Riots Erupted in a Quickly Growing New York CityUpdated: Mon Jul 14 13:18:19 2008
This gallery of vintage images illustrate how the horrors of the New York City Draft Riots were communicated to a stunned nation. The Draft Riots erupted in New York City in July 1863, at the heigh… - New York Tribune was Attacked in the 1863 Draft RiotsCreated: Mon Jul 14 04:45:02 2008
The streets of New York erupted in shocking violence for several days in July 1863 in what became known as the New York City Draft Riots. The federal government instituting conscription for the arm… - New York Draft RiotsCreated: Mon Jul 14 04:45:01 2008
The streets of New York erupted in shocking violence for several days in July 1863 in what became known as the New York City Draft Riots. The federal government instituting conscription for the arm… - History Detectives on PBS Launches Sixth SeasonUpdated: Thu Jul 10 18:19:05 2008
A review of the sixth season of the History Detectives, a PBS program in which researchers track down the story behind historical artifacts… - Phineas T. Barnum, an Illustrated Look at the Prince of HumbugUpdated: Wed Jul 9 03:55:20 2008
These vintage images depict highlights from the career of the great showman Phineas T. Barnum, an influential and beloved figure in 19th century America. His museums, shows, and circuses entertaine… - Phineas Barnum's American Museum Becomes a New York City LandmarkUpdated: Wed Jul 9 03:55:17 2008
These vintage images depict highlights from the career of the great showman Phineas T. Barnum, an influential and beloved figure in 19th century America. His museums, shows, and circuses entertaine… - Phineas Barnum Managed His Business and Sometimes Dabbled in PoliticsUpdated: Tue Jul 8 01:39:32 2008
These vintage images depict highlights from the career of the great showman Phineas T. Barnum, an influential and beloved figure in 19th century America. His museums, shows, and circuses entertaine… - Phineas T. Barnum Statue in Brideport, ConnecticutUpdated: Mon Jul 7 17:44:01 2008
These vintage images depict highlights from the career of the great showman Phineas T. Barnum, an influential and beloved figure in 19th century America. His museums, shows, and circuses entertaine… - A Studio Photograph of Phineas T. Barnum, the 19th Century's Greates…Updated: Mon Jul 7 17:41:53 2008
These vintage images depict highlights from the career of the great showman Phineas T. Barnum, an influential and beloved figure in 19th century America. His museums, shows, and circuses entertaine… - Jumbo, the great elephant displayed by Phineas T. BarnumUpdated: Mon Jul 7 17:36:37 2008
These vintage images depict highlights from the career of the great showman Phineas T. Barnum, an influential and beloved figure in 19th century America. His museums, shows, and circuses entertaine… - Phineas Barnum's Final MuseumUpdated: Mon Jul 7 17:33:26 2008
These vintage images depict highlights from the career of the great showman Phineas T. Barnum, an influential and beloved figure in 19th century America. His museums, shows, and circuses entertaine… - Barnum's Tiger Escaped During a Fire at the New American MuseumUpdated: Mon Jul 7 17:31:20 2008
These vintage images depict highlights from the career of the great showman Phineas T. Barnum, an influential and beloved figure in 19th century America. His museums, shows, and circuses entertaine… - Barnum's New American MuseumUpdated: Mon Jul 7 17:30:16 2008
These vintage images depict highlights from the career of the great showman Phineas T. Barnum, an influential and beloved figure in 19th century America. His museums, shows, and circuses entertaine… - Phineas Barnum and Commodore Nutt, One of His Star PerformersUpdated: Mon Jul 7 17:29:12 2008
These vintage images depict highlights from the career of the great showman Phineas T. Barnum, an influential and beloved figure in 19th century America. His museums, shows, and circuses entertaine… - Barnum's American Museum Destroyed in a Massive Fire in July 1865Updated: Mon Jul 7 17:21:45 2008
These vintage images depict highlights from the career of the great showman Phineas T. Barnum, an influential and beloved figure in 19th century America. His museums, shows, and circuses entertaine… - Sleighing in New York, a Street Scene at Barnum's American MuseumUpdated: Mon Jul 7 17:13:19 2008
These vintage images depict highlights from the career of the great showman Phineas T. Barnum, an influential and beloved figure in 19th century America. His museums, shows, and circuses entertaine… - Jenny Lind, Barnum's Great Concert ActUpdated: Mon Jul 7 17:10:06 2008
These vintage images depict highlights from the career of the great showman Phineas T. Barnum, an influential and beloved figure in 19th century America. His museums, shows, and circuses entertaine… - The Exhibition Saloon at Barnum's American MuseumUpdated: Mon Jul 7 17:03:47 2008
These vintage images depict highlights from the career of the great showman Phineas T. Barnum, an influential and beloved figure in 19th century America. His museums, shows, and circuses entertaine… - The Grand Hall of Barnum's American Museum in New York CityUpdated: Mon Jul 7 17:00:38 2008
These vintage images depict highlights from the career of the great showman Phineas T. Barnum, an influential and beloved figure in 19th century America. His museums, shows, and circuses entertaine… - Phineas Barnum's American Museum, a Great Attraction in New YorkUpdated: Mon Jul 7 16:59:34 2008
These vintage images depict highlights from the career of the great showman Phineas T. Barnum, an influential and beloved figure in 19th century America. His museums, shows, and circuses entertaine… - Phineas BarnumUpdated: Mon Jul 7 16:51:13 2008
These vintage images depict highlights from the career of the great showman Phineas T. Barnum, an influential and beloved figure in 19th century America. His museums, shows, and circuses entertaine… - The Real Moby DickUpdated: Sat Jul 5 19:42:34 2008
When Herman Melville wrote his classic novel Moby Dick, he based the character of the white whale on a real animal, a white whale often sighted in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America… - Five Points Neighborhood of New York City Gang in the 19th CenturyUpdated: Sat Jul 5 19:39:41 2008
Learn about the Five Points, a notorious neighborhood in New York City in the 1800s. The area, named for the intersection of several streets, was home to gangs, and reformers constantly cited it as… - Florence Nightingale, British Nurse Who Reformed Medical Care, Urged…Updated: Sat Jul 5 19:08:56 2008
The British nurse Florence Nightingale gained fame while serving in the Crimea, where she became known as "The Lady With the Lamp." She reformed the nursing profession, and campaigned for… - General Tom Thumb, P.T. Barnum's greatest attractionUpdated: Sat Jul 5 18:55:15 2008
Society in the 1800s was fascinated by Charles Sherwood Stratton, who was discovered by the famed showman Phineas Barnum and promoted as General Tom Thumb. In a career spanning 40 years, Tom Thumb … - Giuseppe Garibaldi, 19th Century Media StarUpdated: Sat Jul 5 18:41:44 2008
The Italian revolutionary and military hero Giuseppe Garibaldi achieved great fame during his lifetime, and has been considered the first media celebrity. His adventures and exploits coincided with… - Heroic Death of CusterUpdated: Mon Jun 23 18:12:34 2008
George Armstrong Custer's death at the Little Bighorn was generally portrayed in very glorious depictions by artists who were not, of course, witnesses to the actual scene… - Custer's Last FightUpdated: Mon Jun 23 17:56:45 2008
Custer was generally portrayed as facing death bravely, such as in this print from the 19th century… - Custer on a Hunting PartyUpdated: Mon Jun 23 17:53:35 2008
George Armstrong Custer took to life on the Great Plains, and often enjoyed elaborate hunting expeditions, such as the one portrayed in this vintage photograph… - George Armstrong Custer at the Site of the Kidder Massacre, 1867Updated: Mon Jun 23 17:52:31 2008
In 1867 Custer saw the result of an Indian attack on a small party of cavalryman… - Stereograph of the Custer MonumentUpdated: Mon Jun 23 17:45:11 2008
The battlefield at the Little Bighorn, where Custer and the 7th Cavalry made their famous Last Stand, is portrayed in a stereograph card, which would appear three dimensional when viewed with a pop… - Custer's Last Stand on a Trading CardUpdated: Mon Jun 23 17:40:59 2008
Custer's Last Stand became a potent symbol in America, and even before it was immortalized in many western movies, it made its appearance on a cigarette trading card… - Custer's Became an Icon After His DeathUpdated: Mon Jun 23 17:34:41 2008
Custer became an American icon after his death… - Walt Whitman Wrote a Death Sonnet About CusterUpdated: Mon Jun 23 17:32:34 2008
The great American poet Walt Whitman was moved by Custer's death, and wrote a death sonnet about the fallen cavalry commander… - Custer's Funeral at West Point was a Moment of National MourningUpdated: Mon Jun 23 17:31:30 2008
- Grave of Myles Keogh of the 7th Cavalry, Little Bighorn battlefield,…Updated: Mon Jun 23 17:28:19 2008
The body of Col. Myles Keogh was buried on the battlefield at the Little Bighorn… - Sitting Bull, Respected Leader of the SiouxUpdated: Mon Jun 23 17:25:10 2008
Sitting Bull was the leader of the Sioux at the time of Custer's encounter with the war parties at the Little Bighorn… - Custer's Last Fight by Alfred WaudCreated: Mon Jun 23 14:35:35 2008
The noted battlefield artist Alfred Waud, portrayed Custer facing death bravely in a drawing which was, of course, not drawn from experience… - Timeline from 1820 to 1830, Decade of the Erie Canal, Daniel O'Conne…Updated: Fri Jun 20 21:30:07 2008
The 1820s were a decade of exciting changes throughout the world. In Ireland, "The Liberator," Daniel O'Connell, passed his sweeping reforms. In the US, Andrew Jackson arrived from the fr… - Timeline of the 1800s, Historic Events in the 19th CenturyUpdated: Fri Jun 20 18:44:56 2008
The 19th century was a time of tremendous change, and this comprehensive timeline will help you navigate through the decades of the 1800s…