Monday is Presidents’ Day. And while there doesn’t seem to be much agreement as to whether it is meant to celebrate the lives ...

For decades, politically minded action movies often involve the President of the United States (fictional ones, usually). While most POTUSes need to be rescued from evil terrorists or rivals, there ...

As the United States prepares to celebrate President’s Day, we take a look at the origins of the annual holiday. The holiday, which is formerly known as Washington’s Birthday, is a commemoration of ...

A 90-minute walking tour details the city’s role in promoting slavery throughout the South and the driving force of faith to survive and triumph over it.

Lincoln’s time as a young man on the make had made him think hard about the relationship between Americans and their ...

Today is the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the man generally acknowledged – with the possible exception of George Washington – to be America’s ...

Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Tuesday evening on Fox News that President Donald Trump could be the “most ...

Every February, the United States commemorates Black History Month, a time dedicated to honoring the achievements, ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The best presidents – including figures such as Abraham Lincoln and George Washington – are celebrated not only as good leaders, but as good men. They embody not simply political ...

Abraham Lincoln made a stopover at Cincinnati on his way to his inauguration in 1861, just as the nation was falling apart.

The national debt increased by nearly 40 times under Abraham Lincoln from 1861 to 1865 ... of their administration. The president plays a large role in what gets spent and how much.

With February underway, Presidents' Day will soon be observed as the country's next federal holiday on the third Monday of ...