Lincoln's "Lost Speech" has been called the most important event in Bloomington history, but the journey to a create a mural ...

History can be cruel. Charles Sumner, the great abolitionist senator from Massachusetts, is remembered only for being beaten ...

The proclamations used to land in my inbox like clockwork — the remembrances of holidays and landmarks, the celebrations of awareness months, the noting of anniversaries both celebratory and tragic.

On May 20, 1862, President Lincoln grabbed his pen and changed America forever. Congress tried to pass homestead bills three times before. The House approved each time, but the Senate blocked them.

"You made that decision to turn that man over to be killed," Dane County Circuit Judge Nicholas McNamara told Burage during ...

Rain didn't dampen the spirits of those celebrating the Fourth of July in Payette, with people gathering during intermittent ...

On March 4, 1986, the air outside US Capitol was biting, a mist of disillusionment hanging forebodingly like smoke from wet ...

Billionaire hedge funder Kenneth Griffin was the buyer of record-breaking copies of the 13th Amendment and the Emancipation Proclamation.

This is the fifth in a series of articles about Marshalltown street names. Today’s article identifies the five city streets ...

Billionaire developer and Palm Beach resident Ken Griffin's most recent purchases include rare copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and 13th Amendment, both of which were signed by Lincoln. In July ...

Palm Beach resident Ken Griffin's most recent purchases include rare copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and 13th Amendment, both of which were signed by Lincoln. In July 2024, Griffin ...