Civic engagement, individual and collective actions aimed at addressing public opportunities and challenges, is fundamental to constitutional republics in healthy societies.

Enjoy outdoor movies and music festivals, sip piña coladas, toast Bastille Day, and celebrate the DC Defenders’ championship.

In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

HERE IT IS. July 5, and we celebrated the 249th anniversary of our independence as a nation. It seems we have moved from a ...

A Harwood Middle School student was honored this spring with a top prize in the annual 8th Grade Hildene Lincoln Essay ...

In 1858, after winning the Republican nomination for the Senate against incumbent Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln gave a ...

In remarks at Independence Hall in 1861, President Abraham Lincoln shared the roots of his political philosophy while ...

Lincoln and Johnson Ratification Meeting. Share full article July 7, 1864 The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context from July 7, 1864, Page 5 Buy Reprints View on ...

The United States’ founders firmly rejected King George III and the entire idea of monarchy 249 years ago, on July 4, 1776.

A ceremony to honor Jefferson County’s last Civil War veteran was held recently at the Brookville Cemetery, when a special ...