While the first POTUS himself was not keen on celebrating his birthday, nearly 300 years after his birth Americans continue ...

Check out the latest exhibits and events Central Illinois museums, galleries and historic sites have to offer.

Teen artists showcase their talent and creativity by displaying flower silhouettes, neon acrylic artwork inspired by the ...

and his firm belief that not only did Jefferson Davis know about the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln but gave the order himself to his “pet”, John Wilkes Booth. But he also casts serious ...

Colloquially known as Presidents’ Day in a nod to the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and other ... for the birthdays of Washington; Lincoln; Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy ...

The general’s campaign through the South is known for its brutality against civilians. For the enslaved who followed his army ...

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Over the next four weeks, the D.C. area comes alive with events highlighting contributions made by the Black community, lionizing heroes like Frederick Douglass and William Still; shining a spotlight ...

Black communities had been commemorating the birthdays of "two great Americans who played a prominent role in shaping Black history" for decades, Scott said: President Abraham Lincoln (Feb. 12 ...

In 1907, a numbering system was developed and retroactively applied back to Abraham Lincoln’s administration ... executives — John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe and ...

State Rep. Juandalynn Givan, D-Birmingham and Rep. Rick Rehm, R-Abbeville, have prefiled bills that would permanently establish Juneteenth as a state holiday in Alabama. Rehm’s bill would also provide ...

Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. The National Park Foundation said that over the decades, Mount Rushmore "has grown as a symbol of America." "Millions of people from all ...