When the sculptor Alexander Phimister Proctor’s monument of Roosevelt was unveiled in Portland in 1922, the then-recently ...

Today is Thursday, Nov. 6, the 310th day of 2025 with 55 to follow. The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Neptune, ...

The Tony-winning play paints Abraham Lincoln's wife as a boozy aspiring actress, but how does history really remember her?

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In the span of 16 years in the back half of the 19th century, Americans watched as two of their presidents were struck down ...

America is readying to celebrate its 250th birthday and there’s no better time to get to know the history of the state of Nevada. Nevada officially became a part of the United States on Oct. 31, 1864 ...

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The nation had already endured one presidential assassination, but this one felt different. Abraham Lincoln’s killing had ...

Union Army reenactors march to their spot on the battlefield at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park on Sunday morning. The ...

NYC socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani faces controversy after his filmmaker mother's 2013 comments saying he's "not ...

In the summer of 1774 Jefferson retreated to Monticello and wrote a secret plea meant to avert disputes with the British — a ...

This year is the 20th annual This I Believe essay contest for high school seniors, sponsored by NPR Illinois. Modeled after ...