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In my opinion Lee never really had the possibility of obtaining a great strategic victory in Pennsylvania. No doubt he might have won another tactical victory (as he did two months earlier at Chancellorsville or before that at Fredericksburg and Mansassas...

April 17 In History 69: After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. The year 69 was called “The Year of the Four Emperors” because four different claimants held the position in this brief period of time.  According to Rome...

1048 Al-Biruni Arabic royal astrologer, dies at age 74. 1048 Death of Al-Biruni, Persian mathematician (b. 973) 1124 Callistus II [Guido di Borgogna] Italian Pope (1119-24), dies. 1124 Death of Pope Callixtus II 1126 Hendrik IX the Black, Duke of...

Walter Pearson posted a blog post Friday! History, Military, Quotes, Videos! On This Date In 1402 The Battle of Ankara took place at the field of Çubuk (near Ankara) between the forces of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I and the Turko-Mongol forces of...

Last week, Weld began its review of the “50 Who Shaped Birmingham” by counting down Numbers 50-31. This week, it’s Numbers 30-16 of the most influential people in the history of the city, the people whose words and deeds made Birmingham...