Major General John C. Fremont issued an emancipation proclamation in St. Louis, freeing slaves in Missouri, a bold move that ...

Stephen Potter, a retired regional archaeologist for the service’s national capital region, cataloged some of the graffiti in ...

Last summer, an intern named Dan Martin at the Historic Films Archive in Greenport, New York, made an unexpected discovery. [ ...

Massachusetts is home to the oldest drum company in the United States and one of the oldest in the world. Noble and Cooley in ...

For all his modesty and wartime preoccupation, the 16th president was one of the most photographed men of his time, with a ...

President Lincoln, regarded by historians as one of the best presidents in history, was born on this day in 1809. He is frequently invoked by Trump.

When we think of the most legendary presidents our nation has had, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, ...

The new musical explores the complex friendship between the president and the famed abolitionist. We spoke with co-lyricist ...

On Presidents Day we are reminded of Abraham Lincoln’s commitment to reconciliation and rehabilitation, rather than retribution and revenge, as a mark of leadership.

Construction of former President Obama's long-awaited library and museum in Chicago began with ambitious plans for diversity, ...

Union Pacific has marked Presidents Day by announcing plans for a locomotive to honor the nation’s 16th president, Abraham ...

The world premiere musical by Joe DiPietro, Daniel J. Watts and Crystal Monee Hall will feature contemporary music and ...