The larger-than-life legacy of Abraham Lincoln lies, in part, in the smallest special-collections division of the University ...

Show the video “Abraham Lincoln and Reuben Hatch.” The video shows how Reuben Hatch, a quartermaster in the Union Army, committed serial frauds against the Army, one of which potentially led to the ...

1986: Hard Rock Cafe opened in Chicago. Mayor Harold Washington and Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon were among its first guests. TV host Oprah Winfrey attended the opening with Stedman Graham, ...

Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, is this week. Here's everything to ...

The blood-stained gloves President Abraham Lincoln wore the night of his assassination were auctioned off in Chicago for over $1.5 million in one of many highly unusual public offerings.

MACOMB, IL - - Abraham Lincoln's history in Macomb will be the focus of an original play directed by Western Illinois University History professor and department chair Tim Roberts. The play, "When ...