It's the nation's semiquincentennial! July 4, 2026, is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of ...

Education. “Our students need support and certainty and our school boards must be able to rely on commitments made by the ...

A ceremony to honor Jefferson County’s last Civil War veteran was held recently at the Brookville Cemetery, when a special ...

This is the fifth in a series of articles about Marshalltown street names. Today’s article identifies the five city streets ...

These enduring foundations of the United States of America have ties to the institution of slavery A country’s racist past ...

In the grand scheme of things, there has been Michigander who shaped impacted the presidency more than any other. Even more ...

Will Smith playfully revisited his Wild Wild West days with a cheeky Instagram post marking the 26th anniversary of the film.

Join us on a special visit to the historic Galena, Illinois home of Ulysses S. Grant—Civil War general and 18th President of the United States. This well-preserved house reveals the private life ...

In 1868, Grant was the obvious choice for the Republican nomination and he handily won the election that November. Ulysses S. Grant was set to become the 18th President of the United States.

Even Ulysses S. Grant, the greatest military leader of the war years, manages to go behind a cloud of corruption and indifference when he succeeds Johnson in the presidency in 1869.

Described as “Grant’s conscience” in the absence of his wife Julia—according to USGPL and Ulysses S. Grant Association Executive Director Anne Marshall—Rawlins served as a chief advisor to the Union ...