The president, who has flirted with regal rhetoric, wants a historic copy of America’s founding document placed in the Oval ...

The president asked about using America’s founding document, which is on public display at the National Archives, as Oval ...

The order, which stated “so that each family shall have a plot of not more than forty acres of tillable ground…,” led to the ...

Abraham Jackson was struck by a train as he headed toward a Pensacola Emancipation Day event. Robin Reshard's new production retells his final hours.

On March 3, 1931, President Herbert Hoover signed a bill making “The Star-Spangled Banner” the national anthem of the United States. The tune was once a pub song, now it is performed at most sporting ...

However, the holiday wasn’t signed into law until 1983, and the first national celebration didn’t take place until 1986 after years of advocacy. In 1999, New Hampshire became the last state to ...

“It was nerve-wracking last week to see how close I was to going out.” Thatcham based pre-school Busy Bees held a cheque presentation last week for the children’s hospice Naomi ...

Visit historic places and surprising sites of Black culture in eight states with many family-friendly attractions for all ages and interests.

What's the spring forecast? The National Weather Service says Mississippi can expect warmer than normal temperatures. Rain and other precipitation, however, will be average or below average for ...

(File photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG) James Byron, president and CEO of the Richard Nixon Foundation, has been selected to help oversee the National Archives and Records ...

ST. LOUIS – In 1861, Major General John C. Fremont issued an emancipation proclamation in St. Louis, freeing slaves in Missouri, a bold move that predated President Abraham Lincoln’s more ...

SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE UNANTICIPATED CLOSURE, THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES, WHICH MANAGES THE MUSEUM ... Every day, people from around the country & world visit to find inspiration from our 35th ...