History Knox Mark Sebastian Jordan authors a column on Knox County history MOUNT VERNON — In the history business, we often trace the origin points of later prominent figures and emphasize their roots ...

Votes are being tallied in the Illinois flag contest, but the current flag has its fans and lawmakers could decide to keep it ...

Whether it’s as a university professor or as a volunteer board member, Steve Hansen has a passion for teaching people about history. Hansen, an emeritus professor and dean in the Department of ...

Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has introduced legislation to add a carving of President Donald Trump to Mount Rushmore in Keystone, South Dakota, sayin ...

Bill Eigel, former state senator from Weldon Spring and unsuccessful candidate for governor, had nothing but praise for ...

Despite being little more than the answer to trivia questions today, Vaughn Meader was a pioneer who paved the way for ...

In the spirit of working together to build something bigger than ourselves — a more perfect and bipartisan union — the ...

The Vandalia Statehouse State Historic Site will celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday with a special event on Sunday, Feb. 9.

How did Abraham Lincoln’s Republican Party become Donald Trump’s party? It’s a long time coming, former ODU vice president ...

And such is the case with the 14th Amendment, especially Section 1.

The taunting post was just one in a recent string of comments from Trump suggesting that the United States annex Canada and ...

“What are we waiting on? Donald Trump’s face should be on Mount Rushmore. We got the votes in the house. We got the votes in ...