Originally issued by Lincoln during the Civil War in 1863, the proclamation declared enslaved people in the Confederate ...

Citadel founder Ken Griffin paid $18.1 million for copies of the 13th Amendment and the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln.Griffin intends to loan the documents, which were ...

A kindergarten art teacher has left internet viewers in stitches after sharing her students' unexpectedly emotional reaction ...

Juneteenth has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries. In 2021, President Joe Biden designated it a federal holiday.

Was Significant With Military Railroad During Civil War, But Then All That Disappeared Wednesday, January 29, 2003 In 1861, Union Mill Road was a dirt wagon track used primarily by local farmers.

Members of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade celebrate their arrival in New York in 1938 after fighting for the anti-fascist side in the Spanish Civil War. Photograph by Bettmann, Getty ...

Former First Lady Hillary Clinton officially ended the White House’s long tobacco tradition when she removed all ashtrays and ...

For legal help, Bailey contacted an attorney friend there with whom he had served in the Black Hawk War: Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln, 32, was serving his fourth term in the state Legislature.

The Thomas Jefferson Memorial, reflected in the Tidal Basin, pays tribute to the author of the Declaration of Independence, ...

Celebrate Juneteenth, stay up late at the Smithsonian’s Solstice Saturday, dance at an outdoor concert or sample barbecue on Pennsylvania Avenue.

President Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal holiday. On ...

My favorite examples of the pardon power’s ad hoc usage come from the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln developed a reputation during his time in office as a bit of a soft touch when it came to clemency.