As the United States prepares to celebrate President’s Day, we take a look at the origins of the annual holiday. The holiday, which is formerly known as Washington’s Birthday, is a commemoration of ...

A 90-minute walking tour details the city’s role in promoting slavery throughout the South and the driving force of faith to survive and triumph over it.

Newtown Historical Society will celebrate Presidents Day with a talk about the much loved Abraham Lincoln. “Abraham Lincoln, ...

Lincoln’s time as a young man on the make had made him think hard about the relationship between Americans and their ...

The act of violence almost 150 years ago effectively gave birth to the civil service, that class of nonpartisan experts who ...

Dear Readers, Monday is President’s Day, so I thought I’d share some fun presidential facts with you today. Here we go!

Black History Month was recognized nationally in 1976, when President Gerald Ford designated the month as a time for the ...

School Vacation Week is here – and not a moment too soon, unless you’re a harried parent with no idea what to do with your ...

Today is the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the man generally acknowledged – with the possible exception of George Washington – to be America’s ...

With all the tumult surrounding the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term, there is once again an uptick in talk ...

Abraham Lincoln, celebrated on his 216th birthday, left a significant impact as the 16th President of the US. Not only known ...