Born in New York City in 1810, Bushrod Birch spent time on and off in Pittsfield before serving in the Civil War, and returned to Pittsfield shortly before his death ...
Pennsylvania journalist Charles B. Fancher was born six years after his great-grandfather died and didn’t know much about his ancestor until a few years ago. While visiting his “decorous” 92-year-old ...
The general’s campaign through the South is known for its brutality against civilians. For the enslaved who followed his army ...
After his death, Eli Whitney was described as "one of the most distinguished men who our country as produced." ...
China moved into Sudan’s oil industry after Chevron Corp. left in 1992 amid violence targeting oil workers in another civil war. South Sudan ... to flee their homes and left some families ...
China moved into Sudan’s oil industry after Chevron Corp left in 1992 amid violence targeting oil workers in another civil war. South Sudan ... millions to flee their homes and left some ...
Thick plumes of black smoke towered over the site, carried south ... homes and left some families eating grass in a desperate attempt to survive as famine sweeps parts of the country. Other estimates ...