Davis was born in Kentucky on June 3, 1808. However, Alabama observes it on the first Monday in June. Davis served as president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War and had a ...

Mississippi honors Confederate President Jefferson Davis today. The Magnolia State isn't the only one to honor him with a state holiday or local celebration, but it is the only one to combine it with ...

(WHSV) - 164 years ago on Nov. 6, 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected as president of the Confederate States of America. Davis’ election happened a year to the day after Abraham Lincoln was elected ...

Why Section 3 of the 14th Amendment was added to the Constitution and remains relevant. By Mark A. Graber The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on tourism at Beauvoir, the former home of Jefferson Davis.

It’s only human to ponder the wisdom of trying Donald Trump for a nonviolent offense related to buying a porn star’s silence. Richard Nixon’s story suggests it is better for the nation to forgive and ...

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The University of Texas said on Thursday it would move a statute of Confederate president Jefferson Davis from the campus to an educational exhibit in response to protests ...

Men generally aren’t commended for trying to sneak a peek up a woman’s skirt, but one North Dakotan helped in a historic capture by doing so. That North Dakotan’s name was Arne Ranum, a young ...

A mountain named after a Confederate leader is getting a name change, officials said Thursday. Jeff Davis Peak in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest of California will cut its ties with its namesake ...

Mississippi observes Jefferson Davis' birthday, combined with Memorial Day, as a state holiday. This is one of three Confederate holidays observed in Mississippi, including Robert E. Lee/MLK Day and ...

With barricades surrounding the Manhattan criminal courthouse and plainclothes officers ordered to dress in their full uniforms, it’s only human to ponder the wisdom of trying Donald Trump for a ...