...create a new view of the United States and its history. Other highlights of this year's Spoleto include the Richard Strauss opera "Ariadne auf Naxos," the return of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and performances by Nina Ananiashvili...

...140 years later are still very, very sensitive topics." Other highlights of this year's Spoleto include the Richard Strauss opera "Ariadne auf Naxos," the return of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and performances by Nina Ananiashvili...

...this seaside city. The 2004 edition of Spoleto runs from May 28 through June 13. Other highlights include the Richard Strauss opera "Ariadne auf Naxos," the return of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater to Spoleto and performances by Nina Ananiashvili...

...to the British. 1861-- Louisiana seceded from the Union. 1870 -- Virginia rejoined the Union. 1911-- the Richard Strauss opera "Der Rosenkavalier" premiered in Dresden, Germany. 1942-- the first American expeditionary force to go to...