Lincoln started the process of making it a federal holiday in 1863, crystallizing something that had been around since the days of the Pilgrims Kat Eschner As if the country didn't have enough to ...
In 1833, hundreds of thousands of shooting stars inspired songs, prophecies and a crowdsourced research paper on the origins ...
As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump battle it out for the US presidency, Rob Attar looks back through American history to offer ...
German-born American political cartoonist Thomas Nast popularised the illustrations of donkeys and elephants, representing ...
Washington, D.C., bursts with iconic monuments and fabulous museums. I’ve lived in or near our nation’s capital off and on ...
A locked case in which items somehow moved. Spectral figures in the halls. Ex-White House staffers share Eisenhower Executive ...
In 1828, during his presidential campaign, Democratic leader Andrew Jackson's opponents referred to him as a 'jackass,' which ...
The play is hosted by Joslin Memorial Library, where Travers is the program coordinator. Evans, whose historical text “Our ...
An original edition of the Gettysburg Address is going on display for 10 days at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and ...
The Durham Museum has announced its 2025 featured exhibition lineup, starting with “Abraham Lincoln: President, Emancipator, ...
I will prepare and someday my chance will come is a quote that provides hope, motivation and inspiration from the 16th ...
Abraham Lincoln’s close friendships with four men may have been sexual relationships too, according to a new documentary ...