Originally a celebration of George Washington's birthday, Presidents Day now pays tribute to all U.S. presidents.

This historic bronze plaque marking the last debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas was originally placed on ...

Kyla Burton, 57, was a longtime kindergarten teacher and wife of Arizona Republic Executive Editor Greg Burton.

His clear prose, illuminating data and novel arguments, transformed debates around issues like public education and welfare ...

Presidents Day is Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. The name Presidents Day became the unofficial name with the changing the date of the holiday, according to the National Archives. With the holiday moved to the ...

As a teen raised in the Rust Belt in the 1960s, Alan Cashaw wasn’t blind to the fact that racism existed. But he also knew freedom in. “There was never a question over whether I could vote when I ...

Thurgood Marshall was born in 1908 in Baltimore, Maryland, during a period when racial segregation and discrimination were deeply entrenched in American society. Marshall’s early exposure to the ...

Lindy Li is a former regional chair and fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee who worked on Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign but has since raised funds for President Trump's inaugural ...

DALLAS (AP) — The FBI on Tuesday said it discovered 2,400 new records related to the assassination of former President John F ...

On Feb. 13, 1945, Allied forces in World War II began a three-day bombing raid on Dresden, Germany, killing as many as 25,000 ...

In 2025, questions remain about what else there is to know about the killing, why Donald Trump wants to expose the unknown, and whether the remaining files will alter the only version of events the ...

UNC-Chapel Hill Professor Emeritus William Leuchtenburg died on January 28. He was born on September 28, 1922.