Arguably the most important battle of the Civil War—the three-day battle between Union forces under General George Meade and Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee—began this week (July 1) in 1863 in Gettysburg, Pa. Although Gettysburg was not necessarily Lee’s intended target, moving north into Pennsylvania was his intended objective. Having recently thrashed Union General
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“They shall beat their swords into plowshares … nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.” – Isaiah 2.4 World peace through collective security has long been mankind’s fondest hope, formally expressed twice in modern history, first through the establishment of the League of Nations in 1919 and later
This week (June 19) in 1803, Meriwether Lewis wrote a letter to William Clark inviting him to become immortal. Actually, the letter asked Clark if he would be interested in joining Lewis on an expedition he was leading at the request of President Thomas Jefferson — an expedition that would take a party of a