Author Ed Achorn will discuss his latest book, "The Lincoln Miracle," at 3 p.m. on April 6 at the Sudbury Grange.

The Earth didn’t exactly shake when the New York Yankees announced that they would allow their players to wear beards. However, the change in the half-century-old policy could stand as a symbol of ...

It also highlights Chicago's role as a symbol of modernization during a ... The Momentous Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln," and two acclaimed books on 19th-century baseball and American ...

But Gettysburg has also been a symbol of America’s commitments to freedom and democracy, thanks to the immortal speech that Abraham Lincoln delivered there on Nov. 19, 1863. Trump’s comments ...

Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., announced that he plans to put forward a proposal for the development of a $250 bill that features ...

“Audiences came to see her as the arch-symbol of forbidden sex,” author ... just because she could,” Liebman wrote. Would Abraham Lincoln, who loved the theater, have approved?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is staying at the Blair House, the historic guest residence of U.S. Presidents, that has long been a symbol of ... to discussions with Abraham Lincoln.

The Illinois General Assembly will review the poll results and a report from a flag commission before making a final vote on ...

More than half of those who voted in the Illinois flag redesign process wanted a new flag for the state, though their votes ...

There were nearly 400,000 votes over a five-week period. Take a look at what design won the Illinois state flag contest.

Robert McGee suggests billionaire Elon Musk should do the patriotic thing and fund the production of pennies himself.

From the figures who changed the course of history to those who pushed America to the brink, these 13 U.S. presidents remain among the most polarizing—alongside one non-president who might as well be ...