Three men spent time in jail under suspicion of being involved in the murder of Presdient Lincoln 160 years ago. Two were ...

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When I was a teenager, a mostly forgotten series of novels taught me U.S. history. How would they read to me now?

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Sarah ‘Sally’ Spencer Beck of Sag Harbor Dies June 13 Sarah Horner Spencer Beck, 86, died peacefully on June 13, near the ...

This wine trail in Maryland offers exquisite vineyard views, a tasty array of wines, and some historical charm.

But it wasn’t long ago that Trump regularly made a point to mark Juneteenth, the holiday that honors the freeing of enslaved ...

Discover the history behind iconic homes (one in each U.S. state) featuring unique styles, regional influences, and ...

The larger-than-life legacy of Abraham Lincoln lies, in part, in the smallest special-collections division of the University ...

Semiquincentennial” is a pretty big word favored by sesquipedalians (people who use big words). It’s a word most of us will ...

We’re not going to be less than anybody,” Quenzer said. “And that’s one of the reasons I think I really fell for you, is because you’re just so fierce and so am I - in different ways.” ...

Learn about Abraham Lincoln (sixteenth president, 1861–1865) through museum art and artifacts from across the Smithsonian. The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery collection reflects many faces of ...