The university is celebrating pioneer George Washington Carver with a day of recognition program Monday in the Great Hall.

Some of the former pro-slavery ... known as George Washington Day. Some states, like Illinois, where Lincoln started his political career, and New York, where he delivered a powerful speech ...

President Lincoln, regarded by historians as one of the best presidents in history, was born on this day in 1809. He is ...

The third annual "Courage to Dream" Black History Month celebration highlighted immigrants' stories, with a showcase of music ...

Two hundred and thirty-five years ago, our nation’s first president, George Washington, wrote a letter in response to Catharine Macaulay, an English feminist and historian. Macaulay wrote to ...

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Civil rights activist Ida B. Wells will be featured on newly minted U.S. quarters. Historian Raffi Andonian joins Jenye Donaldson to share Wells' story.

At U.S. presidential inaugurations, prayers often reflect national identity as much as faith. From New York Cardinal Timothy ...

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“The U.S. Service Academies and other defense academic institutions shall teach that America and its founding documents ...

There is general agreement that the United States has had three truly great presidents – George Washington (1789-1797), Abraham Lincoln ... the Civil War and the challenge posed by ending slavery . He ...

I Have a Dream” — on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as part of the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. But his D.C. performance wasn’t the speech’s premiere.