In ‘This Week in History,’ Texas became a state and provoked a war with Mexico, which resulted in a diplomat single-handedly negotiating a peace treaty.
The North Platte residents were wonder-workers of a railroad town, bringing comfort and cheer to young men on their way to war. It started on Christmas night.
In this installment of ‘History Off the Beaten Path,’ we visit a Gettysburg home that hosted President Lincoln before his address to a sorrowful nation.
In ‘This Week in History,’ Texas became a state and provoked a war with Mexico, which resulted in a diplomat single-handedly negotiating a peace treaty.