As America pushed westward, old divisions over slavery deepened — setting the stage for Civil War. America was halfway ...

Wood, a new dramatisation of the life of Kate Chase will draw parallels between 19th and 21st century America, and the glass ...

The illustrator Thomas Nast, born in 1840, is perhaps America's most famous political cartoonist. Among other things, he has ...

In a world where retirement planning feels like trying to solve a Rubik’s cube blindfolded, Charleston stands as a beacon of fiscal sanity in east-central Illinois.

By Tom Perry Over the last thirty years, I have found many historical nuggets relating to the Stuarts and Laurel Hill.

Stonington’s fishing fleet—the last commercial fishing fleet in Connecticut—brings in a daily catch that goes straight from boat to table. Scallops, flounder, and the prized Stonington reds (lobsters) ...

Though Lincoln himself was not Jewish, his words of support drawn from the faith of history’s first Jew continue to serve as ...

In a quiet testament to his friend, Abraham Linc personally handled William Johnson's wages and paid for his coffin.

A rare Lincoln letter at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum shows how race shaped early White House life and presidential power.

It’s Abraham Lincoln who can be credited with sparking the creation of the Thanksgiving holiday we know and love. Unlike Washington, Lincoln wanted everyone to celebrate Thanksgiving on the same day — ...

Contrasting the tipples of the time, Abraham Lincoln's favorite drink was simple and totally on brand, and you can still sip ...

He is Rockland County’s most remarkable and influential resident of all time. Indeed, there was a period when he was the most ...