Though Lincoln himself was not Jewish, his words of support drawn from the faith of history’s first Jew continue to serve as ...

Coin experts estimate the last pennies minted Wednesday could sell for as much as $5 million each when they hit the auction ...

After years of detective work, volunteers have identified 21 veterans whose final resting places have been lost to time. They ...

The Sangamon County Circuit Clerk's Office is offering the public an easy way to register their passport this weekend.

Three stories beneath Firestone Library, Molly Dotson oversees the Graphic Arts selection of Princeton’s Special Collections.

Author Robert Watson provided a short overview about the Civil War during the summer of 1864 and the near invasion of Washington, D.C., by Confederate forces. The National Civil War Museum in ...

Pete Davidson startled locals on Orchard Street by brawling with a pack of vagrants, but bystanders quickly realized there were cameras rolling.

The last penny was minted Wednesday at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, spelling the end of America’s longest-running coin ...

After covering Miguel Perez Jr. for years, former WBEZ immigration reporter María Inés Zamudio looks back on the activist’s ...

Treasurer Brandon Beach visited the Philadelphia Mint on Wednesday to strike the final five circulating one-cent coins or ...

Amid plans to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial, many are asking whether or not the people really do rule, and whether the ...

The African American Civil War Memorial Museum (AACWM) held its annual Reading of the Names on Nov. 11, honoring more than 200,000 United States Colored Troops. While the event marked a major moment ...