Roger Q. Mason’s stage play and film Lavender Men considers Abraham Lincoln's love life and interrogates American mythology.

There are ideas aplenty in Roger Q. Mason and Lovell Holder’s 'Lavender Men,' but much of it gets bogged down in an overly ...

The rare document could fetch $8 million.

SPRINGFIELD — A free exhibition of a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, the historic executive order that freed millions of African Americans from enslavement in secessionist states, will be among ...

From stunning vistas to breathtaking beauty, these are USA Today's Most Treasured Views in Illinois. Here’s how to see them.

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An advisory committee of historians helps ensure the record of America’s history remains unbiased, transparent and thorough. Trump just fired the entire panel.

A pair of leather gloves worn by President Abraham Lincoln to Ford’s Theater on the night of his assassination fetched $1.5 million at auction this week, part of a trove of relics from his life ...

Abraham Lincoln's bloodstained gloves from Ford's Theatre sold for $1.52 million at auction. Other items included a handkerchief and a "wanted" poster.

Abraham Lincoln’s bloodstained gloves from the night of his assassination among 144 artifacts on auction By . Associated Press. Published May 22, 2025, 7:37 a.m. ET.