Mississippi Rifle .54 caliber M1841 rifle, made under contract by Eli Whitney, 1849. This gun derives its nickname of the "Mississippi rifle" from the Mississippi Riflemen led by Jefferson Davis. Gift ...

With the discovery of gold in California and the ensuing gold rush, white settlement accelerated. Many of the attitudes of the new arrivals conflicted with Mexican culture and its strong Catholic ...

As the second-largest state, Texas covers an extraordinary amount of the geographical area in the U.S., able to fit 15 of the smallest states together in its boundaries. Because of the size of ...

Norma Elia Cantú, Murchison Professor of the Humanities at Trinity University, explored the significance of the celebration ...

Over the years, the tradition has been the focus of the Disney film Coco. A Day of the Dead parade in Mexico City was also ...

Mexico City's Day of the Dead was celebrated on Wednesday Oct. 30 with the switching on of the city centre lights and the opening of a surrealist-inspired mega-event in the capital's main square.

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Alaska voters will decide in the Nov. 5 general election which presidential candidate will receive the state’s three ...

a traditional Mexican offering for the Day of the Dead, in Xochimilco, south of Mexico City, capital of Mexico, Oct. 29, 2024. Nov. 1 and 2 mark the Day of the Dead in Mexico. (Photo by Francisco ...

A sugary, citric, fluffy delight. “Pan de muerto” or “bread of the dead” is baked in Mexico every year, from early October to mid-November, amid Day of the Dead celebrations. Shaped like a ...

Here’s where to stay to experience them. Women arrange marigolds on a Day of the Dead altar in Oaxaca, Mexico. The November 1 and 2 holiday, celebrated in both Mexico and U.S. border states ...