Originally issued by Lincoln during the Civil War in 1863, the proclamation declared enslaved people in the Confederate ...

The Denver Police Department advised of road closures near the state capitol due to Saturday’s “No Kings” protest.

President Abraham Lincoln signed into law an act that provided for the transcontinental railroad. The Lincoln Locomotive was ...

Griffin paid a record $13.7M for the 13th Amendment and $4.4 million for the Emancipation Proclamation. Both documents were ...

The hedge-fund billionaire also paid a record $43.2 million for a copy of the U.S. Constitution four years ago.

A controversial flag which some say cost them their jobs is ready to go on display at a Springfield museum. Here's what you ...

The larger-than-life legacy of Abraham Lincoln lies, in part, in the smallest special-collections division of the University ...

The flair for the theatrical is at the core of “Lavender Men.” The film is set in a small theater where a rather mediocre ...

The Fourth of July is a federal holiday, meaning federal buildings and courts, state of Illinois offices and courts, the ...

Ken Griffin bought an Abraham Lincoln–signed copy of the 13th Amendment, for $13.7 million, and the Emancipation Proclamation ...

One child is heard gasping and exclaiming, "Did Abraham Lincoln die?" as the rest of the class erupts into tears. Cal, ...

From left, Kurt Jackson and Kevin Mann, both of Salem, lead the fifth annual Teach Truth walk from Waterworth Memorial Park Saturday morning. The walk was part of nationwide initiatives through the ...