Congress passes the first Fugi­tive Slave Law. The law made it easier for a slave owner to re-take control of a slave who had ...

Newtown Historical Society will celebrate Presidents Day with a talk about the much loved Abraham Lincoln. “Abraham Lincoln, ...

Iowa State University's Sigma Chi fraternity is embracing its past struggles by encouraging new members to learn from their mistakes as they make their way back to campus after a 7-year hiatus.

Massachusetts is home to the oldest drum company in the United States and one of the oldest in the world. Noble and Cooley in Granville, Mass., has been making drums since 1854, catering to some ...

Released in 1915, the film was directed by Francis Ford, the brother of famed filmmaker John Ford. It had been listed in a record of 7,200 silent films classified as "lost" ...

Lincoln’s time as a young man on the make had made him think hard about the relationship between Americans and their government. In his era, elite southern enslavers insisted that government had no ...