1986: Hard Rock Cafe opened in Chicago. Mayor Harold Washington and Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon were among its first guests. TV host Oprah Winfrey attended the opening with Stedman Graham, ...

Steven Spielberg's acclaimed historical drama film Lincoln is available to stream for free and stars an unrecognisable three time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis in the lead role ...

Juneteenth came and went earlier this month, but curiously something seemed to be missing from the annual celebration: a ...

Weekly Poems: By Washington and Lincoln. For Presidents Day (and two days after Valentines Day), here are poems by two presidents, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, that hit on the theme of love.

Ever wondered about the origins of the Abraham Lincoln sculpture seated on a bench in downtown Bloomington? Here's a look ...

It’s hard to imagine what would motivate two seemingly normal teenage boys to take their shirts off in 20-degree weather and slide down the side of a dam.