On this day in 1861, Union and Confederate troops clashed outside of Manassas, Virginia in the first major engagement of the Civil War.

This day in history was also the birth of the well-known nickname for Confederate General Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson.

After a disastrous debate and questions being raised about his age, Joe Biden announced that he would not be seeking ...

On July 21, 1925, the so-called ‘Monkey Trial’ ended in Dayton, Tennessee, with John T. Scopes found guilty of violating ...

Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on July 21. Check what happened ...

A group called the Citizens Food Buying Group was formed with Connie Perretta as coordinator to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables through local wholesalers to “fight the price war.” Soap, cereal ...

An earthquake in Crete followed by a tsunami around the eastern Mediterranean allegedly destroys Alexandria. 1403: Henry IV ...

In a display of unity, former Democratic Gov. L. Douglas Wilder joined several Democratic leaders in Richmond on Thursday to ...

Starting at around 2:30 a.m., a 35,000-strong Union force attacked Confederate troops numbering around 32,000.

France's highest court is to decide Friday whether to uphold an arrest warrant against Syria's ex-president Bashar al-Assad ...

The New Market Heights Trail would travel through American Battlefield Trust property on which a portion of the Civil War's Battle of New Market Heights occurred.