On library shelves the multi-volumed biographies by Nicolay and Hay, Sandburg, and Randall and Current stand cover to cover with *Lincoln Never Smoked a Cigarette* and *Abraham Lincoln on the Coming ...

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Washington had the requisite charisma and leadership abilities, but he was also chosen because he didn’t crave the job. As ...

These tiny portraits keep America's iconic leaders at our fingertips, their contributions to history forever stamped on our ...

This is the second part of a series in which we examine history from a different angle. The business card has been in its ...

Trump's new White House photo hearkens back to past portraits where presidents appeared unsmiling against dark backgrounds.

The Trump presidency is mired in litigation, facing some 250 lawsuits over its hailstorm of executive orders, substantially ...

American currency as we know it today has been in circulation since 1792. Founding Fathers, past presidents, and a selection ...

"Upon the request and recommendation of many people, I am herby terminating the employment of Kim Sajet as Director of the ...

Selma Burke was a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance movement. The 20th-century sculptor and one-time New Hope resident's ...

The appeals court analyzed ancient laws to determine the rightful owner of Norman Rockwell illustrations depicting a beauty pageant winner, soldiers and senators waiting for their chance to speak to ...

By STEVE PFARRER For the Gazette Stephen Platt, who teaches 19th and 20th century Chinese history at the University of ...