The end of the penny strikes a blow against an annoying American scam. Even though it was ordered by a serial grifter, ...

For many Americans, hearing that the U.S. will stop producing pennies feels a bit surreal. This coin lived in pockets, jars, ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. At six feet four inches tall, Lincoln towered over most of his contemporaries. He chose to stand out even more by ...

The history of America includes courageous and visionary leaders who fought for freedom, equality and justice. These reformers dedicated their lives to creating a more just and equitable society in ...

Three Louisiana residents have been arrested for allegedly stealing a rare solid silver Abraham Lincoln statue from the Houmas House Estate and Gardens in Darrow and cutting it into pieces to sell at ...

The US Navy is rushing to deploy more carriers across multiple theatres as it grapples with delayed construction timelines and a shortage of available carriers. The United States Navy’s Nimitz-class ...

241108-N-NO999-2005 U.S. CENTRAL USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) prepares to conduct a replenishment-at-sea with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) on ...

In 1831, Abraham Lincoln arrived at the New Salem grist mill along the Sangamon River aboard a flatboat that was sinking. Lincoln had been hired by a man named Denton Offutt to deliver the boat cargo ...

The stone-mounted tablet will be placed near the site of the former Girard Station, where Lincoln's inaugural train made a stop. Nathan Koble is spearheading the project and is donating the memorial ...

On April 15, 1861, after Fort Sumter fell to Confederate Army forces, President Abraham Lincoln issued his call to arms for 75,000 volunteers to serve for three months. Five volunteer companies from ...

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, commander of the Union Army in the Civil War and a future president of the United States, and David G. Farragut, the Navy’s first admiral, were among the pallbearers who ...

In 1862, Abraham Lincoln held a forum to consider a potential solution to the country’s conflict: What if all free Black people left the U.S. and settled in Central America? The president’s ...