Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, is attempting to dismantle major agencies of the federal government which are ...

In the debates over the 14th Amendment in 1866, Sen. John Conness argued convincingly that "children of all parentage ...

President Abraham Lincoln called for a National Day of humiliation, fasting and prayer for the end of the Civil War, a time of great distress and death for our nation. Today, ...

When Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863, it took just six years before the first American football game was played on the holiday. My question is, what took so long?

A flurry of executive orders have been signed since President Donald Trump took office in January. Is there a limit to them?

Abraham Lincoln made a stopover at Cincinnati on his way to his inauguration in 1861, just as the nation was falling apart.

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That All Men Are Created Equal” features bills of sale, reward posters and more to explain slavery’s role in the Civil War, ...

Today is the 216th birthday of Abraham Lincoln. It’s a date in 1809 that he shares with another famous figure of the 19th century, Charles Darwin. But it was also ...

Executive orders have shaped U.S. history, from Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation to FDR's New Deal. Recent presidents, ...

As conservatives try to change how history is taught in our schools, here are some Black history facts you should know.