In an effort to further promote unity in the United States, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation in 1863 calling ...

Colonial Americans, including George Washington, celebrated countless "thanksgivings" throughout their lives – just not in the same way we do today.

(Editor's note: this story comes from information posted on 47thpennsylvaniavolunteers.com. An earlier version was missing this attribution.) Sometime on July 7, 1864, Corporal George R. Nicholas of ...

Historical movies have the power to make us feel the gravity and emotional impact of specific events, as shown by classics like 12 Years a Slave.

Portrait of American President Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865) (painted by George P. Healy, mid-late 1800s), (Photo by Katherine Young/Getty Images) In his 2007 book “Land of Lincoln: Adventures in ...

Your favourite actor's favourite actor is back on the big screen with Anemone after an eight-year hiatus. We take a look at his career highlights The Last of the Mohicans, There Will Be Blood and ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — 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 ...

With a stellar cast and even better beards, "Death by Lightning" turns the assassination of James Garfield into one of the ...

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