Article: US Civil War Dead

The Estimated Number of Dead Revised Up by 20%

The following article reports on a revision of the estimated number of dead in the US Civil War and the figure has increased by 20%.

For more, visit:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/science/civil-war-toll-up-by-20-percent-in-new-estimate.html

Today in History: 18 February 1546

Martin Luther Died

On this day in 1546, Protestant Reformer Martin Luther died in Eisleben, Saxony, which was then
part of the Holy Roman Empire.

Luther was an extremely important figure in the Reformation, challenging the doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church in a number of key areas.