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 ...

Elizabeth Hardwick, visiting her home town of Lexington, Kentucky, in the late nineteen-sixties, declared that “the glory of the place is a certain vault-like solidity.” Even so, she could find in ...

A new exhibit located beneath the Lincoln Memorial will officially open this summer.

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

The religious orientations of the United States’ founding generation have been a contentious academic subject for generations ...

Actor Harvey Keitel has starred in classics such as 'Bugsy,' 'Taxi Driver,' 'Reservoir Dogs' and more. See the legendary ...

As the cold months of the post-holiday season stretch on, some Americans have another long weekend to look forward to in the coming months. Presidents Day, originally created to celebrate George ...

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