How did U.S. leader William H ... U.S. had just emerged from the Civil War, and its economy was still fragile. The public thought this deal would be a waste, but Seward was determined.

The fact is that Trump is not the first, nor likely last, American political leader to covet Canada. Former U.S. president ...

INSKEEP: When you have lots of qualifications as Lincoln's rival William H. Seward did ... he remained loyal to the country. When the Civil War started, he was a young commander who was moderately ...

Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images The first time was in 1867 when the then powerful secretary of state William H. Seward, fresh off buying Alaska ... to secure Danish agreement ...

The way to deal with the bombast is by turning it against a leader who leads a movement that is actually deeply divided.

The threat of the American invasion — and the reality of American tariffs — spurred Canadian Confederation more than 150 ...

The disputes escalated into a civil war in 1642. After nearly seven years ... In 1633, Charles had appointed William Laud as Archbishop of Canterbury. This was an unpopular appointment, as Laud ...

The Smithsonian American Art Museum currently has on display an exhibit called "Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing ... The races take place along the Civil War Defenses of ...

Seward’s ice box, and Johnson’s polar bear garden proliferated. William H. Seward, Secretary of State 1861-69. (Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons) Unfortunately, the idea of Seward’s ...

The Battle of Cold Harbor was the Confederacy’s last major Civil War victory. Does it offer any insight into the mysterious ...