Lincoln died on April 15, 1865, and it was Nichols who drafted ... declaration of 30 days of mourning and lowering of the American flag to half-staff. “Acting under Stanton’s orders, Nichols ...

The film recounts the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln, focusing on his assassination at Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865, shortly after the Civil War ended. It details his humble beginnings in ...

"The Star-Spangled Banner" became our National Anthem on March 3, 1931. Here's a closer look at Francis Scott Key's masterpiece.

Spike Lee commended Kendrick Lamar's performance on Instagram on Monday, Feb. 10 — and offered some insight to a historical reference the rapper made.

Jackson embodying “Uncle Sam” to dancers wearing costumes resembling a fractured American flag, K. Dot packed his ... effects of systemic inequality. In 1865, Union General William Tecumseh ...

A new resolution introduced in the Georgia Senate seeks to honor the late President Jimmy Carter by placing his statue in the ...

It was the Gilded Age, a time of rapid population growth and transformation from an agricultural economy toward a sprawling ...

Snowflakes provide many of us with our earliest impressions of what it means to be unique. Even within a group—the flakes so ...

The shadow of the Washington Monument towers over “In America: Remember,” an art installation that features flags for every U ...

Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl performance shines a light on African-American history, reparations, and the importance of acknowledging history.

We went to Savannah to learn about the city’s rich African American and civil rights history ... established in January 1865. “More than 350 schoolchildren walked right down here, singing ...