Tom Hanks has two Oscars, seven Primetime Emmys, four Golden Globes, two SAG Awards, and the blood of a presidential legend.

Two books about the American Civil War’s aftermath focus on the experiences of formerly enslaved people.

Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War will be the topic of the next — and next-to-last — Trumbull Town Hall lecture. Louis Masur, a professor of American Studies and History at Rutgers University, will ...

Whenever Russell Foster drives by the old Brian Boru building on Center Street in Portland, he stops to take a picture. A fan of Irish pubs, Foster, who moved to Maine in 2023, has wondered what it ...

Abraham Lincoln said goodbye to his friend for the last time as they left the meeting that afternoon. It was Friday, April 14 ...

Donald Trump is the third U.S. president to pardon a large group of insurrectionists. His clemency toward those convicted of crimes related to the Ja ...

The film recounts the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln, focusing on his assassination at Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865, ...

A South Carolina man, identified as Travis Keith Lang, was federally indicted this week for allegedly threatening to kill ...

Dr. Samuel Mudd, who had been a prisoner for four years at Fort Jefferson for his part in the assassination of Abraham ...

The JFK Conspiracy is about a little publicised assassination attempt in the weeks between the voting day, November 8, 1960, ...

From the figures who changed the course of history to those who pushed America to the brink, these 13 U.S. presidents remain among the most polarizing—alongside one non-president who might as well be ...