"Lift Every Voice and Sing," written in 1900, is rooted in American history. But its performance at the NFL Draft was not without controversy.

On April 15, 2019, a devastating fire collapsed the roof and spire of Notre Dame Cathedral, but fire officials said they ...

Richard Kreitner’s deeply researched book about the Civil War era illuminates the lives of six Jewish Americans and their ...

April 14 is the 160th anniversary of the assassination of Lincoln. What if John Wilkes Booth had chosen reconciliation over ...

Lewin Henry Cohen was a fascinating 19th century physician with a famous relative. He was born in Scotland to English parents ...

Abraham Lincoln remains one of America’s enduring figures and most famous presidents. However, one man does not exist in a ...

Towering three stories high, the immense balloon of a bloated man scowls at the scene below. With tiny hands, a faux military ...

John Wilkes Booth's father – developed a love for Texas after getting to know Sam Houston personally from his early days as a ...

“Equal rights & Justice to all white men in the United States forever,” urges John McMahon of Hambrook, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 5, 1864. “White men is in class number one & black men in class number two ...

Wayne State University alumnus James Anderson is donating $50 million to his alma mater, the largest gift in the school's 157 ...