On the 162nd anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation Sunday, community members took a walk around Pine Grove Cemetery to learn more about Lynners who played an important role in abolition. The ...

It's not just home to the U.S.'s founding documents. The National Archives safeguards about 13.5 billion paper records, including the check used to buy Alaska and Adolf Hitler's will.

Browns All-Pro defensive end Myles Garrett will undergo an MRI on his foot Monday after an injury that bothered him for long ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half a percent on Wednesday, Sept. 18, the first such reduction in four years. Interest rates fell from a 23-year high of 5.25% to 5.5% to a lower 4.75% to 5% ...

Perryville Area Chamber of Commerce is holding a Women's Leadership Conference from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, at the Robinson Construction Event Center, 2411 Walters Lane in Perryville.

Again, CBS’ press release confirmed that the next, new episode 2 of 60 Minutes’ current season 57 is indeed scheduled to air ...

Sam Shepard, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, depicted the struggles of American families and their connection to land. He passed away on July 27, 2017.

On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all enslaved people ...

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Today is Sunday, Sept. 22, the 266th day of 2024. There are 100 days left in the year. Autumn begins at 8:43 a.m. EDT.

Abraham Lincoln issued the "preliminary" Emancipation Proclamation on this day in history, Sept. 22, 1862, announcing the ...