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

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

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

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

A handwritten copy of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution signed by Abraham Lincoln has sold at auction for a record $13.7 million. It’s the highest price ever paid for a document signed by ...

The holiday to mark the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued on June 19, 1865, as Union troops arrived in Galveston at the end of the Civil War.

Democratic lawmakers to introduce anti-slavery constitutional amendment Democrats in the House and Senate will introduce a joint resolution Wednesday aimed at amending the 13th Amendment. By Aaron ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — KXAN is keeping track of the number of homicides in Austin. As of July 1, 31 homicides have been reported thus far in 2025. Last year, 72 homicides were reported, down from 75 in ...