At the cusp of the Civil War in 1860, Porter County had only 10,313 residents but participated in a large way, sending 1,200 ...

Dayton, OH (WDTN) – For nearly a decade, those who visit downtown Dayton’s Courthouse Square may have noticed a bronze statue capturing the likeness of America’s 16th president. The 11-foot-tall ...

Abraham Lincoln's enduring quote, "Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing," highlights the power of inner determination. His life, from ...

Inauguration Day, March 4, 1861. On a brilliantly sunny day in Washington, arguably the biggest moment of Mary Todd Lincoln’s ...

The modern movement involving The Wide Awakes frames its work as a response to a national choice between "chaos or community." ...

President Donald Trump’s tumbling approval ratings are raising the odds that the 2026 midterm elections will extend one of the most powerful trends in 21st-century American politics.

Kate Warne became America’s first female detective and famously helped stop an assassination plot against Abraham Lincoln ...

Oberlin, Ohio, is a historically significant town known for its role in the abolitionist movement and its vibrant college ...

On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted in the U.S. state of Washington in one of the most destructive volcanic events in ...

The following letter, signed “A. Lincoln” but without a return address or subject line, appeared in my email this morning. No sooner had I made a copy of the letter than it disappeared from my inbox.

How did Black Americans regard independence? Frederick Douglass’s powerful 1852 speech “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” provides one answer: To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted ...