Three additional renowned Lincoln authors and historians will highlight the free Benjamin P. Thomas Symposium the following ...

On November 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States -- an event that outraged southern states. The Republican party had run on an anti-slavery platform, and many southerners ...

“I can’t help but notice we are in a Whole Foods,” I tell a Whole Foods employee who—perhaps having noticed me walking around ...

After Grant was voted in to succeed Johnson, he appointed Longstreet as the surveyor of customs for New Orleans. Governor ...

With over a billion acres set for licensing and no tariffs on refinery feedstock, Trump has removed “the regulatory sword” ...

Known as the White House New Year’s Reception, the event began in 1801 under President John Adams, the first person to live in the White House. From that point forward, the ritual became an annual ...

Solomon Northup statue unveiled at Marksville courthouse, returning a national story to its Avoyelles roots: Marksville, ...

American history is filled with dramatic stories, legendary figures, and incredible events that have been repeated so often ...

On Jan. 1, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, granting freedom to all enslaved persons ...

On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the legendary Emancipation Proclamation—one of the most significant documents in human history and a grand edict that paved the way to the ...

A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln is available for public viewing at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) in Springfield. The historic ...