Americans have looked to the Declaration of Independence when they sought to remedy contemporary problems and create new ...

The sculptor of Mount Rushmore also sculpted a Confederate memorial on Stone Mountain in Georgia, which honors defenders of ...

Former President Joe Biden was born on November 20, 1942. When he was sworn in as POTUS in early 2021, he was 78 years old.

A newly donated handwritten note from 1861 sheds light on Lincoln’s stance against racial prejudice in the White House is now on display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. A ...

The short, handwritten note is a typical letter of reference for a man seeking a job. But the author is the president of the United States. It is also 1861, and the job seeker is a Black man. Abraham ...

Abraham Lincoln referred to the then-28-year-old Johnson in letters as a "coloured boy." The short, handwritten note is a typical letter of reference for a man seeking a job. But the author is the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...