The monument was built in Akron some 50 years after his execution for treason in 1859 for his role in sparking the Civil War ...

As the United States prepares to mark the 250th anniversary of its founding on the 4th of July , it is an appropriate time ...

If our wars, real or rhetorical, find explanation in history, then a new Minnesota State University exhibit may bring a ...

After Lincoln’s assassination, this dessert continued to appear on military and government menus in his honor.

From symbols of liberty to nods to Abraham Lincoln, Illinois students shared creative reflections on America’s 250th in a ...

Kate Warne became the nation’s first female detective when she began working for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency in ...

Lincoln’s wisdom offers a mirror to our current dysfunction and a map out of it. Lincoln’s most haunting warning remains his ...

Abraham Lincoln famously described marriage as "purgatory," a state of negotiation and compromise rather than heaven or hell.

Small, new and experiencing hard time, Iowa nevertheless emerged from the Civil War as a national leader. Its Capitol still ...

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, March 11, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History announced today that Richard Carwardine, author of Righteous Strife: How Warring ...

In the heart of Downtown Cambridge sits a mural spanning two walls, honoring women from the past and present who have made ...

The founding meeting of the Republican Party took place in Wisconsin on March 20, 1854.