It’s Abraham Lincoln who can be credited with sparking the creation of the Thanksgiving holiday we know and love. Unlike Washington, Lincoln wanted everyone to celebrate Thanksgiving on the same day — ...

Though Lincoln himself was not Jewish, his words of support drawn from the faith of history’s first Jew continue to serve as ...

Its Friends and Neighbors, written by Boulder’s only female mayor, Olive Hagadone, and originally published serially in The ...

Author Robert Watson provided a short overview about the Civil War during the summer of 1864 and the near invasion of Washington, D.C., by Confederate forces. The National Civil War Museum in ...

A rare Lincoln letter at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum shows how race shaped early White House life and presidential power.

Today is Saturday, Nov. 8, the 312th day of 2025. There are 53 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2000, a statewide recount began in Florida, which emerged as critical in deciding the winner ...

Today is Saturday, Nov. 8, the 312th day of 2025. There are 53 days left in the year.

1873: The new Palmer House welcomed its first guests. At the time, 175 rooms were ready. Boarding was $3 per day (about $100 per day in today’s dollars). The previous version was destroyed in the ...

In 1864, amid the U.S. Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was elected to his second term as president. He was assassinated five ...

Parade Commander First Sgt. Charles Ofiesh, center, prepares for the Veterans Day Parade on Eighth Avenue in Altoona in ...

Céline Dion announces her engagement to René Angélil, who had managed her career since January, 1981. George H. W. Bush is elected President of the United States, defeating Democrat candidate Michael ...