Before Trump, President Lincoln’s administration also remodeled the White House, at the behest of First Lady Mary Lincoln.

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Haynes is well-known for his social justice activism and powerful sermons, uplifting under-served communities through ...

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David Beito’s new biography on Franklin D. Roosevelt is not the hagiographic nonsense that has dominated the US history ...

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A Black man is responsible for making sure all of us can sleep safely in our homes at night. WA Martin, who patented the ...

Time seems to be going faster than ever, but it’s still important to remember and learn from the past, writes Lynne Agress.

The grandiosity with which Trump described his Lincoln Bathroom renovation this weekend is consistent with his description of ...