The name “Bubba” has come up in two recent—but completely different—MAGA scandals. Neither of them has to do with Bill ...
BENJAMIN THOMAS, the author of the best single-volume biography of Lincoln, reminds us that following the election of President Zachary Taylor in 1848, ...
Ellis Island, the famous gateway to the U.S. in New York Harbor, closed its doors for good.
The penny circulated our pockets for two centuries, and still there are 250 billion of them escaping from cash registers to ...
The Lincoln-based manufacturer was also tasked with making a limited-edition Christmas ornament celebrating the nation’s ...
Wednesday marked the 162nd anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, and a wreath-laying, a naturalization ...
The last Lincoln penny was recently struck at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. Its removal from circulation marks just one of ...
There are about 300 billion pennies currently in circulation in the U.S., much more than what's needed for commerce, ...
Coin experts estimate the last pennies minted Wednesday could sell for as much as $5 million each when they hit the auction ...
After years of detective work, volunteers have identified 21 veterans whose final resting places have been lost to time. They ...
After 232 years, the U.S. penny has been laid to rest. In a Nov. 12 ceremony, the U.S. Mint struck the final, circulating ...
People trying to save money will “pinch pennies,” and the phrase “pennies from heaven” still describes an unexpected windfall ...