Lansing State Journal on MSN19h
Presidents Day is Monday. Here's where you can take in presidential history in Michigan
Presidents Day is Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. The name Presidents Day became the unofficial name with the changing the date of the holiday, according to the National Archives. With the holiday moved to the ...
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The History of Slavery in the United States From Beginning to End
With the first 20 Africans brought to Virginia in 1619, the United States initiated a labor system characterized by extreme ...
National Politics
When the United States Mint was created in 1792, one of the first coins it made was the one-cent coin. The image on the first ...
Here’s a look at the history of the penny and why it could be going away
When the United States Mint was created in 1792, one of the first coins it made was the one-cent coin. The image on the first ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN11h
Intern Finds Only Known Surviving Copy of ‘The Heart of Lincoln,’ a Silent Film Thought to Be Lost to History
Released in 1915, the film was directed by Francis Ford, the brother of famed filmmaker John Ford. It had been listed in a record of 7,200 silent films classified as "lost" ...
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Lincoln’s belief in a “government for the people” shaped the course of what was American democracy
Lincoln’s time as a young man on the make had made him think hard about the relationship between Americans and their ...