As anger about the presence of ICE in Minneapolis divided the nation, Americans turned to the American Civil War for ...

At the start of the Civil War in April 1861, 49-year-old Henry Wilson of Natick, Mass., was serving his sixth year in the U.S. Senate. He had been reelected in ...

America was a house divided over slavery 165 Februarys ago on George Washington’s birthday. On that day, Feb. 22, 1861, in Louisville, two of the city’s most famous newspaper editors climbed on the ...

Over 160 years ago on Feb. 13, 1861, Col. Bernard J.D. Irwin, an assistant Army surgeon, performed the very first action to ...

Reaching for parallels in the Revolution and abolition, Americans are no longer debating conventional public policy. We are debating identity.

Abraham Lincoln, America's 16th President, steered the nation through the Civil War, dismantling slavery and preserving the ...

What was hygiene like during the Civil War? By contemporary standards, it was pretty grim for both Union and Confederate troops. Confronted by unsanitary living conditions and the ever-present risk of ...

Stacker compiled a list of the biggest cities in Florida 150 years ago using data transcribed from the 1870 U.S. Census.

In “Freedom Lost, Freedom Won,” the former Washington Post columnist tells the story of the country through the lives of his ancestors ...

A quote is a concise, memorable expression of wisdom or insight, captured from influential figures to inspire action or ...

This is a column in two parts. The first is about a man with steel in his spine. The second is about people who could use ...

Discover when Abraham Lincoln’s birthday is in 2026, its holiday status, and how the U.S. honors the 16th President.