Vicksburg marks 150th anniversary of Civil War siege
The Mississippi River town of Vicksburg is holding several events this week to mark the 150th anniversary of its siege during the Civil War.Full story
Civil War era cannonball found in sewer
Worker finds a Civil War era cannonball in an Indiana sewer. WFIE's Erin Meyer reports.
Sara gets a taste of military life in Charleston
Charleston is a city steeped in military history, from the beginning of the Civil War at Fort Sumter to the Medal of Honor museum on the USS Yorktown. TODAY’s Sara Haines gets to know some of the men and women serving in the military today at Joint Base Charleston.
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Syrians protest on anniversary of civil war
Protests were held across Syria as the country marks two years since the first uprising that led to the ongoing civil war. NBCNews.com's Alex Witt reports.
More than 150 years later, Civil War sailors buried at Arlington
Two unknown sailors from the Civil War, killed in 1862 when their ship, the ironclad USS Monitor sank, have been buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Their remains were discovered in the Union warship’s gun turret after it was raised from the ocean floor off the North Carolina coast in 2002. Today
Cemetery Makeover
Neighbors work with sheriff's work release program to clean up Civil War era cemetery.
Rove’s civil war may only embolden Tea Party
The Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart and The Hill columnist Karen Finney dissect the GOP civil war – with Karl Rove on one side and the Tea Party on the other – and whether Rove’s millions spent against far right candidates may only bring them greater fame.
History of modern Western intervention in North Africa
Host Chris Hayes and his panel look back on the how the history of French involvement in Mali and ethnic civil wars continue to impact the region’s future.
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