In 2002, authorities arrested John Allen Muhammad and teenager Lee Boyd Malvo near Myersville, Maryland, in the ...

Today is Friday, Oct. 24, the 297th day of 2025. There are 68 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1945, the United Nations formally came into existence as the Charter of the United Nations, ...

On Oct. 19, 1781, Britain's Lord Charles Cornwallis surrendered with more than 7,000 troops to Gen. George Washington at ...

Wheat pennies occupy a storied place in American history, and if you find the right one it could be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Fourteen presidents have called themselves Freemasons, members of the centuries-old fraternal organization known for its secret rituals and mysterious symbols. Abraham Lincoln was not one of them, but ...

Sixteen years ago, Sophia Abraham was born on television on MTV’s 16and Pregnant. Each episode of the series followed a different pregnant teenager as she navigated young motherhood. The second ...

President Abraham Lincoln signed the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 162 years ago this week. To celebrate, dozens of people gathered for the unveiling of a new presidential statue outside the ...

John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865. Booth was part of a nine-person conspiracy that also planned to kill Vice President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State ...

We know a lot about Abraham Lincoln: he was born to illiterate parents in a Kentucky log cabin, he executed the Emancipation Declaration in 1863, and, in presidential terms, he was enormously tall. We ...

During his adult life, Abraham Lincoln may have hidden key facts about his upbringing. We all know the story he presented to the voting public but was the truth too controversial for his time? Stories ...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield is unveiling a new exhibit and book this fall, highlighting Lincoln's life and legacy through a collection of 100 objects. The book, ...