This week's edition of the Newtown Bee falls directly on July 4 (which means many of you will actually be reading it on July 5), so it seemed a good time to talk about our nation's celebration of its ...

America the Beautiful” by Katharine Lee Bates is as much critique as celebration, writes documentary filmmaker. While Bates’ ...

Kenneth Griffin, the billionaire art collector and hedge fund founder, purchased the document that abolished slavery, as well ...

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) seated and holding his spectacles and a pencil on Feb. 5, 1865 in portrait by Alexander Gardner.

Abraham Lincoln is well-known for his extraordinary political career. Elected twice by the American public, Lincoln's ...

In Ancient Egypt, 1,500 years before Christ, cats were not only companions but afforded almost godly status. In a more ...