Before it was set in November, the Thanksgiving holiday bounced across calendars for years, and was almost entirely forgotten ...

Kate Rogers was leading a $550 million renovation of the Alamo. She resigned after Texas Republicans began criticizing a ...

Pennsylvania is home to old-school restaurants aplenty, but some of these eateries stand out more for their food, service, ...

Dwight David Eisenhower was born on Oct. 14, 1890 in Denison, Texas 135-years ago. His family later relocated to Kansas. His ...

The American Revolution premieres on WTTW on Sunday, November 16 through Friday, November 21 at 7:00 pm. All six parts will be free to stream on the PBS app starting Sunday, November 16 at 7:00 pm and ...

Perhaps your history teachers failed to alert you to these Civil War facts: Jefferson Davis nearly got mugged by an angry female mob; Abraham Lincoln loved the Confederate anthem "Dixie," and Paul ...

Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary experiences happen in the most ordinary-looking places, and the Gettysburg Family Restaurant in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is living proof that you should ...

Today in History for Nov. 19: In 1794, the United States and Britain signed the "Jay Treaty" concerning trade boundaries and commerce.

BENJAMIN THOMAS, the author of the best single-volume biography of Lincoln, reminds us that following the election of President Zachary Taylor in 1848, ...

The Lincoln Diner’s French toast begins with thick-cut bread that somehow manages the impossible physics of being substantial enough to maintain its structure while remaining light enough to soak up ...

As time passes, history often becomes blurred. Stories are retold, facts are altered, and over generations, popular belief ...

Back in July, Laura Loomer — who is some combination of Trump confidante, MAGA enforcer and right-wing media personality — ...