William “Bill” Hanchett was a Berkeley-educated history scholar. He was a civilian historian for the U.S. Air Force and for more than 30 years taught U.S. history at San Diego State University, where ...

Since taking office last month, South Korea’s new liberal President Lee Jae Myung has made efforts to rebuild trust with North Korea, halting the frontline loudspeaker broadcasts and moving to ban ...

In his Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln asserted that the United States was “a government of the people, by the people, ...

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) has penned a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum advocating for President Donald Trump to ...

As America approaches 2025, Abraham Lincoln's prescient words about internal destruction of democracy resonate amid growing ...

Lot 62 is a sepia-colored carte de visite of Lincoln, boldly signed by him as “A. Lincoln” and PSA/DNA slabbed and graded ...

The larger-than-life legacy of Abraham Lincoln lies, in part, in the smallest special-collections division of the University ...

Prof quoted Jesus, not Lincoln ...

1986: Hard Rock Cafe opened in Chicago. Mayor Harold Washington and Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon were among its first guests. TV host Oprah Winfrey attended the opening with Stedman Graham, ...

A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln -- the highlight of a fascinating catalog -- sold at a Sotheby’s auction for $12 million.

Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is doubtless one of the greatest speeches in world history. Short yet poignant, the speech delivered ...

Jon Meacham — the Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian — will be out Tuesday with an introduction for a new Random ...