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Author Ed Achorn will discuss his latest book, "The Lincoln Miracle," at 3 p.m. on April 6 at the Sudbury Grange.

The cover of 'Nance: A Girl of Color and Her Lawyer Abraham Lincoln,' a new book by Kevin Orlin Johnson. It details the case ...

Over the years, I’ve written frequently about government efficiency and inefficiency. I even wrote a book that, among other ...

From Cillian Murphy and Will Smith to Sidney Poitier and Daniel Day-Lewis, a roll call of every Best Actor winner since the ...

But Gettysburg has also been a symbol of America’s commitments to freedom and democracy, thanks to the immortal speech that Abraham Lincoln delivered there on Nov. 19, 1863. Trump’s comments ...

NBCUniversal and Macy’s said they struck a new pact that will keep the retailer’s popular Thanksgiving Day Parade on the media conglomerate’s properties through 2034, a nod to the growing ...

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has met with Akie Abe, wife of the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in Taipei. Lai told Abe at the meeting Friday that Taiwan aims to protect the values of ...

He was a smart kid who loved golf and computers and had big dreams. So how did Luke Farritor go from Lincoln to helping Elon Musk overhaul the federal government?

They just celebrate Presidents Day. Only five states still officially recognize Abraham Lincoln‘s birthday, and I am proud that Illinois is one of those. I may be biased toward a tall, lanky, ...

One of the world's most extraordinary autograph collections including the signatures of Abraham Lincoln, Picasso, Frank Sinatra, Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud is to go under the hammer in ...