United States, when President Abraham Lincoln signed the joint resolution proposing the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, ...

Each year, The National Freedom Day Association returns to the Liberty Bell with a wreath in hand, recognizing the many steps it took for freedom to ring.

On Feb. 1, 1790, the U.S. Supreme Court convened in New York City for its first session. Only three of the six justices were ...

Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day, the Super Bowl, Mardi Gras, Black History Month, and more will take place in February.

On Feb. 1, 1790, the U.S. Supreme Court convened in New York City for its first session. Only three of the six justices were ...

This week in history: Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment, and the 1960 Greensboro lunch counter sit-in begins. Also: Harry Truman proclaims February 1 as National Freedom Day; an iceberg is ...

Reorganized California held a convention this last weekend in Redding. There was representation from San Diego, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Marin, Butte, Shasta, Glenn Colusa, and many more counties ...

This story is part of an occasional series on research projects currently in the works at the Law School.The “unclean hands” ...

Historian Allen Guelzo will speak at Lincoln’s 217th birthday banquet Feb. 12 in Springfield. A free symposium follows on Feb ...

St. James Parish says it ushered heavy industry into two majority-Black districts because they were close to the Mississippi ...

In recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Majestic Theatre in downtown Wayne hosted a free screening of Ava ...