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History lives again. How would you like stand in the very courtroom where the conspirators who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln were tried and convictedand where some say a ghost abounds? Or how about a visit to Fort Myer's historic Old Post Chapel where hundreds of key life-changing ceremonies happen every year and which also represents the ... (more)

"I hope you can make it to the party." Or, "I hope I get that PlayStation 4 for Christmas.

I'm reading now yet another Abraham Lincoln biography, this one by Eric Foner called The Fiery Storm.

"It is hard to eulogize any man -- to capture in words not just the facts and the dates that make a life, but the essential truth of a person -- their private joys and sorrows; the quiet moments and unique qualities that illuminate someone's soul.

Actor and comedian Will Ferrell, who plays TV anchorman Ron Burgundy, stays in character during a news conference at Emerson College in Boston, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013.

The wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the U.S., made a perhaps long-overdue appearance in the high-stakes patent infringement battle between Apple and Samsung.

The wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the U.S., made a perhaps long-overdue appearance in the high-stakes patent infringement battle between Apple and Samsung.

The brand new Godzilla film has received its first trailer. Click below to watch the two minute long teaser for the forthcoming monster movie, which is being shot in 3D.

LOS ANGELES _ Oprah Winfrey, Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Bruce Dern, Cate Blanchett, Sandra Bullock and Chiwetel Ejiofor were among the performers nominated Wednesday morning for the 20th Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Every year, the holiday season is marked by gooey, theatrical mind-candy confections.

A new book by historian James Oakes comes just in time. Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865 brings us an important new interpretation for the crucial events of our American Civil War.

On the eastern shore of Geneva Lake, not far from Big Foot Beach State Park, is a simple yet significant home, built by a simple yet significant man.

President Barrack Obama speaks to mourners attending the memorial service for former South African president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium in Soweto near Johannesburg, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013.

Robert Merry begins his interesting National Interest commentary on Obama's shrinking credibility with a famous quote frequently attributed to Lincoln: Of all of Abraham Lincoln's profound observations about politics and life, one in particular, uttered on September 2, 1858, in Clinton, Illinois, captures the essence of representative democracy: ... (more)

Jesus Christ tops the list of the top 10 most significant figures in human history, as based on opinions circulated over Wikipedia over a span of months and as figured by a couple of computer scientists.

"Like Gandhi, he would lead a resistance movement, a movement that at its start had little prospect for success," Obama said.

F riday afternoon, JoAnne Marlin, Mary Ellen Martin and Wanda Lee Rohlfs were busy numbering their new arrival of Christmas ornaments and adding the certificates of authenticity to each one.

"If you look at the people of Shelbyville, they're all helpful and they want to pitch in," says Mayor Jeff Johnson as he explains what makes his town tick.

An exchange of well-wishes between a first-year president and the world's oldest republic is the latest find of the Springfield-based Papers of Abraham Lincoln, a foundational research arm of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

When you watch, or rewatch, the smash hit "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," keep an eye out for the dancer shoved aside by the garish Effie Trinket .