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

On Feb. 1, 1790, the U.S. Supreme Court convened in New York City for its first session. Only three of the six justices were ...

Presidents Day is a federal holiday celebrated each year in mid-February to honor past U.S. presidents. Locally, it's part of ...

Thursday and Friday mark three days of memories, love, respect and sharing. Our 16th president was born on Feb. 12, Giving ...

Abraham Lincoln's wife was long attacked for everything from her spending to her lack of emotional restraint. But with two ...

On February 1, 2003, the world lost Indian-American astronaut Kalpana Chawla and six other crew members aboard the Space ...

The U.S. Postal Service, banks, the stock market and most schools will be closed on Presidents Day. Most retail and grocery ...

National Park Service employees dust the statue of President Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln ... though it was nearly over by March 1865. Lincoln doesn’t spend much time discussing the conflict ...

Historians consistently rank Abraham Lincoln as the greatest U.S. president. Without his leadership and political brilliance, ...

A Shreveport museum is honoring the history of the city’s first bank for freedmen by displaying a special exhibit during ...