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NEW-ORLEANS, Oct. 17.--Marmaduke Shannon, at one time the leading Whig journalist of Mississippi, died at Vicksburg this morning, aged 84 years. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

Southern Whigs put up two different states’ rights ... A son of the Virginia planter elite, Harrison had gone west to the post-Revolutionary War frontier when he, a second son, was left out ...

Lecturer Colleen Plimpton provided an introduction to her lecture about how plants were used by colonists in early America and during the Revolutionary War as medicines, supplies, food ...

The nation faced growing conflict over slavery and westward expansion, which led to dissent within the two major political parties, the Democrats and the Whigs. Nativist cartoons from the 1840s ...

A weapon that was used during the Siege of Yorktown will soon be unveiled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Museum of the American Revolution will welcome the sword that was gifted by Major ...

Tyler, who supported states’ rights over federal power, was largely at odds with the nationalistic policies of his adopted Whig Party. He was rejected as the party’s candidate in 1844. Challenges: ...

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Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write about music and the business of music. But Gentlemen is that true rare gem, the perfect album. Almost as rare as a perfect game in ...

I would call it not only our breakthrough to a bigger public, but also a breakthrough for us as a group; I feel like that’s when we became The Afghan Whigs. That’s when we put it all together ...

Nerves filled all four floors of Whig Hall as the results of the election were broadcast live to the room during the Whig-Clio’s election night watch party. The event, hosted by Whig-Clio and Vote 100 ...

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