He had experience in Congress as both a representative and senator, and had been secretary of war under President Franklin ...

Lincoln’s assassination, and the ineffectual leadership of his successor, Andrew Johnson, enabled the Congress to control ...

We must become critical consumers of history again. Our present-day society demands it. We as black historians and consumers have a new black power. We finally have a platform to give our studied ...

Men, even great men, are not built from marble but from flesh and blood.

In 1860, Republican Abraham Lincoln was elected 16th president of the United States. In 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected ...

Another election is in the books and none of the major presidential candidates made a stop here in the Coastal Bend. But it ...

Georgia declared its secession from the Union on 19 January 1861 and was one of the original seven Confederate States. After ...

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 6, the 311th day of 2024 with 55 to follow. The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, ...

Abraham Lincoln of Illinois was elected President of the United States of America on November 6, 1860, for a four-year term. One year later, on November 6, 1861, Jefferson Davis of Mississippi was ...

This week's top stories show readers' continued interest in the Mint's 230th Anniversary Flowing Hair silver medal, upcoming ...

This column is composed a week or so in advance of being printed in the newspaper. A contentious election will have taken ...