Andrew Johnson famously freed his slaves on Aug. 8, 1863, but it would be another 18 months before Tennessee freed enslaved ...

Three men spent time in jail under suspicion of being involved in the murder of Presdient Lincoln 160 years ago. Two were ...

School – and the federal government's role in it – has been a topic of debate in the U.S. since the very first Department of Education was created.

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Take Tennessee, where the Eighth of August, known as Emancipation Day, has been the traditional celebration to mark the end of slavery, remind the nation of its bloodguilt and agitate for a more ...

The 940-page “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” as it’s formally titled, has consumed Congress as its shared priority with the ...

The bill has to pass the House again before the president can sign it into law, and the difficulty for Republicans is not ...

President Trump will host Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the White House on July 7, a U.S. official said.

STEUDEMAN: Congress reconvened after the Civil War, ... The following year, President Andrew Johnson signs the bill. The first Department of Education comes into existence on March 2, 1867.

In response, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866 over President Andrew Johnson’s veto, conferring rights and citizenship on Black Southerners. Recognizing that they might not enjoy ...

Days of our Lives star Stephen Nichols made his debut as Steve “Patch” Johnson 40 years ago. The actor is both a Daytime Emmy nominee and a fan favorite for his portrayal of the Salem mainstay.

Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest ...