Lincoln’s family crossed the Ohio River in December 1816 and hacked a farm out of thick timber about 20 miles north of the ...

As Route 66 turns 100, Springfield, Illinois, closely tied to Abraham Lincoln, expects more travelers seeking to learn more ...

Historic Union Pacific locomotive is pulling a small train of cars from Wyoming across the Mississippi to Philadelphia for ...

A multi-season celebration of notable performances and events has been set to coincide with the 90th birthday of acclaimed ...

The Quad Cities area will be celebrating America's 250 birthday beginning in April through the month of July. Communities ...

Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is only 272 words long, but it remains one of the greatest speeches in U.S. history and ...

On Memorial Day, planes and flags fly for the fallen as a crowd gathers for the annual ceremony at the cemetery.

Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” ...

Juneteenth, a federal holiday, falls on Friday, June 19, this year, celebrating the emancipation of enslaved people in the U.S. Juneteenth has been celebrated by Black Americans across the country ...

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