I’ve had Whitman in mind this spring as we’ve watched the Trump administration and its Department of Government Efficiency ...

A look into the group instrumental to electing Abraham Lincoln president in 1860. The Wide Awakes were a Republican para-military organization distinguished from other political clubs of the 19th ...

President Donald Trump toured Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention facility in the Everglades ahead of its first ...

Antiques Roadshow drew over 17,000 ticket requests for its Maine debut, with fans embracing rainy conditions for appraisals ...

Ken Burns on why the American Revolution was a "big deal in world history" 01:45. The American Revolution was one of the most ...

News anchor John Dickerson spoke with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns about his latest film, "The American Revolution," which ...

Before the presidency, Donald Trump made a name for himself in the media as a real estate and business mogul, hosting the reality TV show "The Apprentice" from 2004 to 2015, and serving as a guest ...

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1 ... season or until a government official came to enforce the proclamation themselves, per PBS. Because the Emancipation ...

The US Constitution says any natural-born citizen over 35 who has lived in the country for at least 14 years can run for ...

A rare broadside of the "Declaration of Independence, July 1776, on view at Seth Kaller Inc., Historic Documents & Legacy ...

"There is not one American experience! … Let us resist the persistent push to limit the narrative of our nation’s past," ...

In 1858, after winning the Republican nomination for the Senate against incumbent Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln gave a speech that has stood the test of time because of the truth it laid plain ...