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Perhaps it's been a while since you pulled down your ratty, dog-eared copy of Walt Whitman 's Leaves of Grass off the shelf.

There's no objective need for President Obama to visit the Texas-Mexico border and see the immigration crisis first-hand, but he shouldn't have claimed that "I'm not interested in photo ops."

So the battle between the North and South went off as scheduled Saturday at the 23rd annual Civil War Days at the Lake County Forest Preserve near Wauconda.

Two aviation boatswain's mates assigned to the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln rescued an elderly woman from a burning building July 1 in Newport News, Virginia, after seeing smoke down the street from the restaurant where they were finishing lunch.

Civil War Days at David Davis Mansion Historic site marks 150th anniversary of war with mock battles, visiting generals July 19-20 B LOOMINGTON - The roar of cannons, the sight of marching soldiers and visits from famous figures of the past will give visitors a taste of Civil War times on July 19 and 20 at the David Davis Mansion State Historic ... (more)

Well, once again the house-sitter is in place, and Clan Eschenbach is on the highway.

Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura leaves the federal courthouse in downtown St. Paul after the first day of his defamation suit against Chris Kyle, the author of the best-selling book "American Sniper," on Tuesday, July 8, 2014.

Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura leaves the federal courthouse in downtown St. Paul after the first day of his defamation suit against Chris Kyle, the author of the best-selling book "American Sniper," on Tuesday, July 8, 2014.

She hadn't yet become a TV personality, received thousands of dollars in donations or made her flight plan - and so she hated her name.

Taking on the imperial presidency is a good thing - but not if it further strengthens the imperial judiciary.

On July 9, 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was read to the citizens of New York they responded by decapitating an equestrian statue of George III, cutting off his nose and placing his head on a spike outside a tavern.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 -- The decision by the British government to erect the statue of India's Independence Icon Mahatma Gandhi in London's Parliament Square is a very fitting tribute to the great civil rights leader, said Gandhi Memorial Trust Chairman S.Radhakrishnan.

The line about photo ops was so absurd that it's a good thing he wasn't under oath.

Watch a short video biography of President Abraham Lincoln, including his early years in Kentucky, his time as president, the Emancipation Proclamation, and his assassination.

Maine played many important roles on the national stage and on the front lines of the Civil War, but Maine was sharply divided on the need to go to war in 1861.

When Ashland organized its first church congregation, Abraham Lincoln was president, the Civil War raged on and Oregon was only five years old.

In the two hours of driving about the Bolognese countryside, the HuracA n showed itself to be a worthy successor to the Gallardo Having seen the sumptuous collection of angles and curves that is the Lamborghini HuracA n in person during its North American debut a few months back, I can attest to its visual impact, so I was just slightly pleased to ... (more)

When Mark Twain collaborated with his neighbor Charles Dudley Warner in 1873 to write the novel The Gilded Age , it received mixed reviews-but it became a classic, in large part because of its title, which has come to define an era of thorough and deep corruption in public affairs and governance.

The British government announced this week that it will install a statue of Indian independence icon Mahatma Gandhi opposite Parliament alongside statues of other pioneering statesmen, including Nelson Mandela and Abraham Lincoln.

The Civil War clash known as "the battle that saved Washington" could more accurately be labeled "the battle that saved Lincoln's re-election," a prominent preservationist said Wednesday as the National Park Service marked the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Monocacy.