How Abraham Lincoln and a magazine illustrator elevated Christmas to a national holiday, and used it to win the Civil War.

A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln is available for public viewing at the Abraham ...

At a time when toppled statues are being remounted, an art critic and an illustrator examine, edit and unpack three ...

In many wars between Christian nations, soldiers have stopped or scaled back fighting in late December—but this has not always been the case.

Christmas is traditionally intended to be a time of peace and celebration—but most recent wars have continued unabated during the holiday season.

A full cabinet of marvelous costars includes Tommy Lee Jones, David Strathairn, James Spader, Hal Holbrook, Adam Driver, Lee ...

The next adventure for my friend Marilyn and me, as we wended our way east, was in Cuba, Missouri, which is known as “Route 66 Mural City.”The history of the ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has been a disruptive force since he burst onto the political scene a decade ago. But the pace of ...

President Donald Trump has affixed partisan plaques to the portraits of all U.S. commanders in chief, himself included, on ...

To date, the American Civil War is the bloodiest, most destructive and deadly war in United States history. The death […] ...

The Trump administration has scraped plans for coins honoring Frederick Douglass and Ruby Bridges opting for all Whites to ...

Many Black and non-Black American scholars and laypersons have noted that our post bellum rise is unparalleled the world over. However, it is safe to say that most of us and other racial and ethnic ...