Articles written by Gene Owens

Both North and South suspended the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War.

Aug 10, 2010 - Gene Owens

Montgomery, Ala., has an official seal that pays tribute to the two great historical currents that intersected in the city.

Aug 3, 2010 - Gene Owens

Forty years after the Supreme Court struck down public-school segregation, some Southern editors who thundered against the decision had moderated their ire.

Aug 3, 2010 - Gene Owens

First Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C., survived the 1865 burning of the city despite the fact that it was the birthplace of secession.

Jul 30, 2010 - Gene Owens

The main purpose of the U.S. Census is to provide accurate population figures for reapportionment of the House of Representatives. But there are other uses

Jul 30, 2010 - Gene Owens

Interpretive ranger Cathy Taylor has developed a program called "How to Be an Amateur Naturalist."

Jul 28, 2010 - Gene Owens

If you want to turn your writing skills into dollars, try ghost writing.

Jul 28, 2010 - Gene Owens

Writers often quote Shakespeare without knowing it, because so much of what the Bard wrote became cliches embedded in the everyday language.

Sep 12, 2009 - Gene Owens

Helen Keller has ousted Confederate officer Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall collection, but the building abounds in Confederate heroes.

Aug 28, 2009 - Gene Owens

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is not the first governor whose wayward conduct has brought embarrassment to the state.

Aug 19, 2009 - Gene Owens

In 1790, Lt. William Bligh navigated a 23-foot open launch for 3,618 nautical miles after mutineers on the HMS Bounty set him and 18 others adrift in the Pacific Ocean.

Jul 24, 2009 - Gene Owens

Jim "Sonny" Gullette lived on Fort Sumter when World War II was threatening and the fort's guns were cocked and primed for Nazis, not Rebels.

Jun 10, 2009 - Gene Owens

People who are amazed that a person who looks like Susan Boyle can sing like Susan Boyle should listen to Kate Smith.

Jun 7, 2009 - Gene Owens

The Confederate States of America pioneered submarine warfare, and Mobile, Alabama, was the center of the secessionist nation's underwater arsenal.

Jun 5, 2009 - Gene Owens

African-American soldiers in World War II were often relegated to menial roles, far from the glory of the fight. But the hamlet of Wereth, Belgium, now honors 11 of them.

Jun 5, 2009 - Gene Owens

Masons fought on both sides of the American Civil War, and at times, blue and gray uniforms mingled after the battle smoke had cleared.

Jun 3, 2009 - Gene Owens

If the title "Standard English" depended on the number of people who spoke it or the interesting words it contains, Southern English would be Standard.

May 28, 2009 - Gene Owens

On April 10, 1945, Werner Dietrich, then 13, watched as a new Me-262 German jet fighter downed an American P-51 Mustang fighter over Oranienburg, Germany.

May 28, 2009 - Gene Owens

On May 19, 2009, Philadelphia, Mississippi, took a giant step toward merging its image with the meaning of its name: City of Brotherly Love.

May 22, 2009 - Gene Owens

Mexican immigrants and new awareness among Native Americans have brought new perspectives to Texas' War for Independence, especially regarding the Alamo.

May 18, 2009 - Gene Owens

Before "Dixie" became the anthem of the Confederate States of America, Southern voices were singing "Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag."

May 12, 2009 - Gene Owens

The Confederate constitution was a rewrite of the U.S. Constitution from a Southern perspective.

May 8, 2009 - Gene Owens

The conquest of prostate cancer often means the advent of erectile dysfunction (ED) - -sexual impotence. The good news is that sexual function can be restored.

May 6, 2009 - Gene Owens