In 1955, the Watsonville Lions club launched a crusade to gather a million pennies ($10,000) for the United Crusade fundraising. The pennies were collected in a wooden casket, which was kept in a ...

There's a lot more to this popular holiday than handprint turkeys and pumpkin pie. Here's what to know going into Thanksgiving 2025.

Fourteen presidents have called themselves Freemasons, members of the centuries-old fraternal organization known for its secret rituals and mysterious symbols. Abraham Lincoln was not one of them, but ...

President Abraham Lincoln signed the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 162 years ago this week. To celebrate, dozens of people gathered for the unveiling of a new presidential statue outside the ...

Three Louisiana residents have been arrested for allegedly stealing a rare solid silver Abraham Lincoln statue from the Houmas House Estate and Gardens in Darrow and cutting it into pieces to sell at ...

In August, history professor Michael Birkner gave a short speech in Evergreen Cemetery in Gettysburg, near where President Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous address in November 1863. The event was ...

This 64-pound solid silver statue was stolen from the Houmas House Estate in Darrow, Louisiana, had been cut up to be sold to pawn shops, officials say. Houmas House Estate & Gardens Facebook ...

ASCENSION PARISH, La. — Detectives with the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office are investigating the theft of a solid silver statue of Abraham Lincoln that was stolen from Houmas House Estate and ...

This 64-pound solid silver statue was stolen from the Houmas House Estate in Darrow, Louisiana, deputies say. It was created by sculptor Gustav Borglum who created Mount Rushmore, officials say.