Abraham Lincoln, celebrated on his 216th birthday, left a significant impact as the 16th President of the US. Not only known ...

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The Heart of Lincoln,” a 1922 movie directed by the pioneering filmmaker Francis Ford, was found at a stock-footage library ...

During Black History Month, it is important to look at how far the education system for Black people has come. When slavery ...

February 12, 2025, marks an extraordinary day in the annals of history, as it commemorates significant events that have ...

With all the tumult surrounding the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term, there is once again an uptick in talk ...

"I have lost this battle because my force was too small. The Government must not & cannot hold me responsible for the result . . . . I have seen too many dead & wounded comrades to feel otherwise than ...

Today is the 216th birthday of Abraham Lincoln. It’s a date in 1809 that he shares with another famous figure of the 19th century, Charles Darwin. But it was also ...

As courts issue orders that pause or restrict a number of Trump actions, a more seismic conflict potentially lies ahead. On ...

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

American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

Observer welcomes Louis Masur who writes and lectures about a range of topics including Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, the Founding Fathers, visual culture, and the history of Rock and Roll.