Katherine C. Imus was enrolled in Georgiana Bruce Kirby’s semi-public school for girls in 1855, where she wrote a class essay ...

The writer is executive director of the American Banjo Museum. Monday was Memorial Day, an important day to remember those ...

The gap between those for whom Memorial Day is a moment of remembrance versus three days of hot dogs and hamburgers will ...

Today the United States recognizes Memorial Day. We hesitate to use the word "celebrate," for today isn't a day for that. It's not the Fourth of July or Thanksgiving. It's not even Veterans Day, which ...

Her speech was short, as the best speeches are, just 1,300 words, not twice the length of this column. More is seldom better in speeches. However much the speaker may enjoy going on and on, the ...

President Lyndon B. Johnson had a button on the Resolute desk in the Oval Office to expressly order this specific drink, but ...

Bille August directs a suspenseful World War I tale, Stanley Tucci offers a mouth-watering tour of Italy, documentaries ...

This Memorial Day, take some time Monday to be with family, friends, neighbors and loved ones — and to remember.

Featuring a pebbled beach, amusement arcade, bars and restaurants and the must-visit Royal Pavilion, Brighton has been ...

A mural celebrating 169 years since Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous "lost speech" in Bloomington was unveiled Thursday ...

Officials are asking Nebraskans to donate a popular, discontinued wax to protect the statue of Abraham Lincoln on the west side of the Capitol. The cast-bronze statue of the former president is ...

LINCOLN – You once needed a camera or really bad luck to see the Lincoln Grizzly. Since the 830-pound bear died in a car collision two years ago, he’s been sitting in the window of the Lincoln ...