Time seems to be going faster than ever, but it’s still important to remember and learn from the past, writes Lynne Agress.

When Gov. JB Pritzker and First Lady MK Pritzker visited the pope in Rome on Nov. 19, they gave the pontiff a gift: a ...

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When Britain finally abolished slavery throughout its colonies in 1833, more than 100 of the traders who received financial ...

In 1789, Washington urged the people of the United States to celebrate “a day of public thanksgiving and prayer.” ...

Matthew Davis, author of a Mount Rushmore biography, explains how four presidents ended up on a mountain that was never meant to honor them.

It was not even the first national Thanksgiving – which was held on Dec. 18, 1777, at then-General Washington’s behest. Nor ...

Before assassinating President Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth was a famous actor who once took the stage in Lexington.

Washington made sure his Thanksgiving message – not simply a message, but a ‘proclamation’ – was clear and strong ...

There are millions of things to see in the Empire State, but most visitors invariably think of either Times Square or the ...

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated ...

On Thursday, November 26, 1789, George Washington woke early. Assisted by his enslaved valets — William “Billy” Lee and the young Christopher Sheels — he powdered his hair, put on his favorite black ...