The display in South Dakota will be in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence ...

ICE, with only about 6,000 deportation officers, has found a ready partner in the Border Patrol, which is also part of the ...

Originally issued by Lincoln during the Civil War in 1863, the proclamation declared enslaved people in the Confederate ...

The hedge-fund billionaire also paid a record $43.2 million for a copy of the U.S. Constitution four years ago.

The larger-than-life legacy of Abraham Lincoln lies, in part, in the smallest special-collections division of the University ...

Griffin paid a record $13.7M for the 13th Amendment and $4.4 million for the Emancipation Proclamation. Both documents were ...

1986: Hard Rock Cafe opened in Chicago. Mayor Harold Washington and Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon were among its first guests. TV host Oprah Winfrey attended the opening with Stedman Graham, ...

The town is home to two house museums, including one with ties to former president Abraham Lincoln. The Harlan-Lincoln House ...

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