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American Civil War

Arcs in the news about American Civil War from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Subject · 83 stories · 458 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 7, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

Nothing ongoing. The last arc went quiet Dec 3, 2024.

All arcs0 named arcs in 2026

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every arc in 2026 at its own dates · opens on month
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Aug 31, 20260011
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Sep 21, 202689225
Sep 28, 20260112

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else10 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about American Civil War that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 12Drinkwitz rips Kansas for Civil War hype video, cites 9/1111 articles · 10 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 3 right
  2. Sep 9– 12Where Missouri stood tall and fell short in Border War football victory at Kansas26 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 7 center, 2 right
  3. Jul 27– 31TSA discovers 5 Civil War-era cannonballs in luggage at Gulf Shores Airport41 articles · 14 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 1 right
  4. Jul 27– 31TSA finds stolen Civil War-era cannonballs in a passenger’s suitcase at an Alabama airport13 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 0 right

Stories that name American Civil War

  1. Sep 20– 22Trump wants to use Washington arch as military complex for drones and snipers110 articles · 75 independent sources
    14 left, 25 center, 10 right
  2. Jul 27– 30Historic divinity school is offering the first doctoral degree in ‘AI and Moral Agency’8 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 2 right
  3. Jul 16– 18Ava DuVernay’s ’14th’ documentary on Trump-contested birthright amendment9 articles · 9 independent sources
    3 left, 0 center, 0 right
  4. Jul 1– 3Today in History: July 3, Union wins Battle of Gettysburg8 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  5. Jun 30– Jul 4After Supreme Court defeat, Sen. Mike Lee pushes to end birthright citizenship326 articles · 129 independent sources
    37 left, 35 center, 45 right
  6. Jun 19As Juneteenth is celebrated across the US, Obama's presidential center opens in Chicago10 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
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