First-Plymouth Congregational Church was overflowing with friends and colleagues who remembered Don Wesely as a devoted dad ...

Nearly a century after the Civil Conservation Corps reconstructed the once-thriving village of New Salem where Abraham ...

Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. Elsewhere in the country, parts of the rebel army ...

Abraham Lincoln arrived at the New Salem grist mill along the Sangamon River aboard a flatboat that was sinking.

As in the first election to the Lok Sabha (1951-52), which saw less than half of India instal a Nehru-led Congress government ...

Discover stunning vistas, extraordinary dining experiences, and cultural landmarks in the heart of the Midwest.

Those efforts appear to have been rewarded. In December, Trump selected Burch to be the next U.S. ambassador to the Holy See; the nomination was formally sent to the U.S. Senate March 11 for ...

“Jefferson is very vibrant. There’s a ton going on the city and a really thriving downtown,” explained Realtor Nikki Uebel, ...

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has a few days left to act on bills from the Republican-controlled legislature — including ...

As of 2009, there were NO living recipients of the Medal of Honor from Iraq OR Afghanistan. Then, at a press conference, ...

Those walking by the south-facing entrance of the West Virginia State Capitol may notice a bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln ...

It was the events on April 19, 1775, celebrated annually as Patriot's Day in Massachusetts, that gave the colonists their ...