The meaning of Presidents Day has changed dramatically, from being mostly unremarkable and filled with work for Washington in the 1700s to the bonanza of consumerism it has become today. For some ...

In Alabama, Washington shares the spotlight with friend-turned-rival Thomas Jefferson, the nation's third president and primary author of the Declaration of Independence. In Arkansas, it's Daisy ...

I would judge him as an extraordinary person who had flaws that we can’t discount but overall an amazingly positive force in ...

"The day never saw a more miserable creature when the sun rose that next morning," the future president said, according to ...

Jefferson Health unveiled a multiyear capital spending plan, highlighting the initiatives to modernize its two Level 1 trauma ...

This week's Ken Bridges Texas History column is part 1 of a 2-part series exploring the disastrous Red River Expedition.

A six-part History Channel documentary offers a clear-eyed view of Jefferson’s flaws, contradictions and triumphs.

The University of Pennsylvania said the funding that was at risk of being cut before a restraining order took effect supports ...

"I love Jefferson parish and everything it brings to the whole state of Louisiana," said Durell Barnes, King of the Krewe of Symphony. Music from the Jay-Walkers Band filled Lakeside Mall during a ...

Today is the 216th birthday of Abraham Lincoln. It’s a date in 1809 that he shares with another famous figure of the 19th century, Charles Darwin. But it was also ...

Jefferson officials celebrated the parish's 200th birthday Tuesday with the unveiling of a new sculpture in Gretna, marking ...