July 5 has long been a historic day in Carthage, as residents remember an early battle of the Civil War, which happened here ...

John McCaa recalls a moment in his early career when he could not report on a political assassination in Spain. In our own ...

In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

Henry C. Longnecker (1820-1871) was born in Cumberland County but later made Lehigh County and Allentown his home. He served ...

Parliament’s Stamp Act tax of the mid-1760s ignited the Anglo-American conflict. Yet, as historians broadly agree, it was ...

The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration” surveys the history of presidential memorialization, a complicated tale.

As the U.S. celebrates 249 years of independence, we reflect on the milestones that shaped its democracy—an enduring ...

The Department of Agriculture has announced that it will host the Great American Farmers Market on the National Mall Aug. 3 ...

To celebrate the Fourth of July, the Village Voice takes a look at Frederick Douglass's powerful 1852 anti-slavery oration.

To honor America’s 250th anniversary, the USDA will host the Great American Farmers Market on the National Mall from August 3 ...

This is the fifth in a series of articles about Marshalltown street names. Today’s article identifies the five city streets ...

But it paid off quite well for three Abraham Lincoln High School students who attended the recent National History Day ...