The likeness between the 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln and his 11th-generation descendant Ralph C.

Americans are planning to demonstrate against President Donald Trump across the U.S. on Saturday as a counterpoint to the 200 ...

The CIA has declassified 54 documents about Robert F. Kennedy's assassination, revealing his collaboration with the agency ...

For Juneteenth, USA TODAY is telling the stories of five different communities across the country where residents are ...

A new book follows Lyman Beecher, his boundary-pushing children, and their grand ambitions to improve the world.

A Necropolis is a mere depository for dead bodies,” Douglass wrote. “Green-Wood,” on the other hand, implied “verdure, shade, ...

We’re looking for the grave of Laura Keene, who was performing in Our American Cousin at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., when Abraham Lincoln was shot in 1865.

Springfield, IL, May 29 - The 16th Annual History Comes Alive summer experience is kicking off in Springfield, Illinois! Starting Friday, June 6 through August 9, 2025 Abraham & Mary Lincoln lead a ...

News highlights from June 1925 include school graduations, ship accidents, summer picnics, local businesses and community ...

When 50 families came to the United States to work in the iron mines of Ringwood and Charlotteburg, John Peter Tintle Jr. of ...