A new book examines the 16th president's life through the battle royale of Illinois partisan politics. It's ugly — and ...
By reproducing photos of Abraham Lincoln, Stefan Lorant moved beyond the varied mass of subjective artworks that only approximated his appearance.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first president to appear on television during a 1939 broadcast from the World's Fair.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms embodies this precept of good screenwriting. The prequel series illustrates a reversal to innocence after the relentless ruthlessness of Game of Thrones; it’s a great ...
By 1864, more than 12,000 surgeons had served in the Union army throughout the Civil War. Just 14 of them were Black. Historian Jill Newmark's 2023 book is the first-ever comprehensive exploration of ...
The meaning of Presidents Day has changed dramatically, from being mostly unremarkable and filled with work for Washington in ...
Exploring claims on the internet deepens instruction by helping students understand how knowledge is created and when it can be trusted. Viral incidents, such as Kardashian’s moon landing proclamation ...
The Carl Sandburg State Historic Site preserves the modest three-room cottage where the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and ...
Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the founder of Negro History Week, Black History Month, and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, is remembered for his dedication to preserving ...
An old Manhattan steakhouse is the new home for the Stars and Stripes that draped the 16th president’s casket.
A rare American flag that draped President Abraham Lincoln's casket during his 1865 funeral procession has found a new home ...