Abraham Lincoln's wife was long attacked for everything from her spending to her lack of emotional restraint. But with two ...

Just over 50 years ago, paleontologist Donald Johnson unearthed the remains of "Lucy," an ancient human relative who lived more than 3 million years ago. Now, another group of scientists have found ...

The Los Angeles Opera dropped a contemplated world premiere for the second straight season in a cost-cutting move, and Missy Mazzoli’s “Lincoln in the Bardo” will instead open at New York’s ...

Mary Todd Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln’s wife, makes a visit to the studio of renowned photographer Matthew Brady in an effort to fix her public image. She wishes to show the nation who she really is, and ...

What do the Peace Corps, desegregation of the military, and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II have in common? They were all established by presidential executive orders.

Presidents Day is Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. The name Presidents Day became the unofficial name with the changing the date of the holiday, according to the National Archives. With the holiday moved to the ...

Greatness often comes quietly and obscurely. Abraham Lincoln, America’s 16th president, was born on Sunday morning Feb. 12, ...

At Abraham Lincoln's second inauguration in 1865 ... Kennedy followed tradition by wearing the required top hat to his inauguration, but he removed it for the oath of office and inaugural address.

National Pharmacist Day (12); National Hat Day, National Bagel Day and National ... George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Jackie Robinson and ...