Featured

There are 2,562 posts filed in Featured (this is page 239 of 257).

Random article: 68th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment

68th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
The 68th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The men were recruited mostly from Manhattan, but some came from New Jersey, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Most were German immigrants, and many of the officers had served in the armies of Austria, Prussia, and other German states. Organized in July 1861, three months after the outbreak of war, they were initially assigned to the defense of Washington, D.C., with the Army of the Potomac, and later fought at the Battle of Cross Keys in the Shenandoah Valley. They found themselves in the thick of the fighting at Second Bull Run, and were routed by Confederate forces at Chancellorsville. At Gettysburg, they saw battle on two of the three days and took heavy losses. The regiment was then transferred to the west and participated in the Chattanooga campaign. They assisted in the Union victories at Wauhatchie and Missionary Ridge, and marched to relieve the siege of Knoxville. They spent the last year of the war on occupation duty in Tennessee and Georgia, before being disbanded in November 1865.

Source: Wikipedia article of the day for July 22, 2015, 68th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment.

Follow Along: Logan Visits the West Wing

It started with a video.

Logan, an 11-year-old from Hartford, Michigan, asked his dad to film him confronting his bullies — reading a series of mean-spirited comments from his YouTube page. His message was simple:

"I hope that people don't bully other people online anymore, and that this helps."

Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett noticed — and she extended a very special invitation to Logan and his family.

Today, he's taking her up on it. Follow along with the day here as #LoganTakesDC: