Like many of you, I have found it painful to watch political news over the past several weeks. It is just so depressing ...

Our ancestors are watching us, and they’re cheering us on,” Joan Walls said addressing dinner guests Saturday at the 59th ...

United States patent number 6,469 is for "buoying vessels over shoals." Granted on May 22, 1849, the concept involves equipping large boats with "india-rubber cloth, or another suitable waterproof ...

The paint scheme of locomotive No. 1616 will feature “the unique colors of Lincoln’s era,” UP (NYSE: UNP) said in a press release. It also honors steam locomotive No. 119, one of the two engines ...

Both Trump and Lincoln treat a group of people as lepers—i.e., Palestinians and blacks—who should be removed from society and denied property rights in their ...

Protestors again rallied at the Illinois capitol on Presidents Day against the Trump administration, despite freezing ...

"This project underscores the Abraham Lincoln Association’s dedication to preserving and promoting Lincoln’s legacy," said ...

Before he became the president that carried America through the Civil War and emancipated the nation's slaves, Abraham ...

Lincoln was sailing up the Great Lakes on his way home from Congress in 1848 when he witnessed another steamer that was aground. The scene led Lincoln to develop an invention to float ships off shoals ...

If the monarchical trappings and powers of the modern presidency are unavoidable, we at least should not encourage them. Neither Congress nor the Supreme Court has its own holiday. The presidency ...

While the Kennedys and Trumps of the world were born to wealthy families with large estates, other presidents had far more ...

Many of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Dennis Quaid, Anthony Hopkins and Josh Brolin, have played former presidents in ...