A massive Abraham Lincoln auction, the most extensive sale of items from America's 16th president, yielded big prices ...

Following the Civil War and the assassination of the president, Douglas penned a letter that was republished in newspapers of ...

The blood-stained leather gloves that were in Lincoln’s pocket the night he was assassinated were among the 144 items up for ...

David Case, a theoretical and computational chemist at Rutgers University-New Brunswick who has earned international ...

WORD WAR: Mayor Brandon Johnson lashed out at President Donald Trump on Wednesday, calling him “a monster” who is “threatened ...

A long list of APS Fellows, award winners, and members have been elected to both the Academy of Arts and Sciences and the ...

On May 20, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, which was intended to encourage settlements west of the Mississippi River by making federal land available for private ownership ...

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It may be small and petty, but these changes are part of the erosion of democratic norms, softening people up for potentially ...

Many organizations across the state will honor fallen service members on Memorial Day. Check out this list to find events happening near you.

Alton residents gathered for a special 1955 YWCA luncheon, celebrating community and friendship at the historic venue.