Briar Cliff University officially welcomed Matthew Draud as its 13th president Wednesday, as Draud delivered an inaugural address focused on the Sioux City college’s past, president and future.

Eight score and two years ago, President Abraham Lincoln signed the False Claims Act into federal law. The anti-fraud tool, ...

In 1781, the planet Uranus was discovered by British astronomer William Herschel. In 1868, the Republican-dominated U.S.

The Freedmen’s Bureau was established on March 3, 1865, when the act that created it was passed by Congress and later signed ...

National Research Corporation announced the first CEO transition since its founding more than 40 years ago, naming Trent Green as its next CEO. The corporation, which does business as NRC Health, ...

President Donald Trump delivered his first joint speech to Congress, highlighting the accomplishments his administration has ...

Wayne L. Scott has been portraying President Abraham Lincoln for 26 years, sharing Lincoln's legacy with people across the ...

Civil War drummer boy Willie Johnston received the Medal of Honor on Sept. 16, 1863, two months after his 13th birthday.

Last week, President Trump told a series of outrageous ... thanks to the immortal speech that Abraham Lincoln delivered there on Nov. 19, 1863. Trump’s comments about Ukraine remind us just ...

Fremont issued an emancipation proclamation in St. Louis, freeing slaves in Missouri — a bold move that predated President Abraham Lincoln’s more famous Emancipation Proclamation by two years.

ST. LOUIS – In 1861, Major General John C. Fremont issued an emancipation proclamation in St. Louis, freeing slaves in Missouri, a bold move that predated President Abraham Lincoln’s more famous ...