Confederate flag has no place in Nascar

History will tell us that the Confederate flag originally symbolized Southern pride, unity and courage in the Civil War. Soldiers of the Confederacy gave their blood for it. Our nation was born beneath it.But since the 1860s, the "Southern Cross" has been hoisted to signify...

Confederacy raises red flags at Hollywood Hills High

"A petition drive to get Confederate-themed clothing banned from school grounds has exposed a rift at Hollywood Hills High. The episode may lead the Broward School Board to examine whether its student conduct code should address the Confederate flag. Sophomore Ilana Hostyk...

Today in History - Dec. 6

"Today is Wednesday, Dec. 6, the 340th day of 2006. There are 25 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 6, 1889, Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, died in New Orleans. On this date: In 1790, Congress...

Today in history - Oct. 23

"Today is Monday, Oct. 23, the 296th day of 2006. There are 69 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: Fifty years ago, on Oct. 23, 1956, a spontaneous, student-sparked revolt against Hungary's Communist rule began in Budapest; as the revolution spread, Soviet...

Today in history - Oct. 19

"Today is Thursday, Oct. 19, the 292nd day of 2006. There are 73 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 19, 1781, British troops under Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, Va., as the American Revolution neared its end. On this date: In 1765, the...

Confederate White House won't move (AP)

" RICHMOND, Va. - Despite encroaching development and dwindling attendance, the White House of the Confederacy will stay at its downtown site, but the adjoining museum's collections will be moved so they can be properly maintained. The executive mansion of Confederate...

Civil Beginnings

"It was at 4:30 a.m. on this day in 1861 that the first engagement of the American Civil War broke out at Fort Sumter. A sixty-seven-year-old secessionist and farm-paper editor named Edmund Ruffin volunteered to fire the first shot."