On this day 160 years ago, the United States of America ratified the 13th Amendment of the Constitution, immortalizing a self-evident principle that ...

Discover key December 18 events: 13th Amendment abolishing slavery, The Nutcracker's debut, Seoul's recapture in the Korean War, and International Migrants Day.

This week marks the 160th anniversary of the passage of the 13th Amendment. Congress, dominated by free state Republicans after the secession of slaveholding states, worked for 18 months to secure ...

On 1865, America abolished slavery, as it adopted the 13th Amendment into the constitution. The decision came 246 years after ...

On Dec. 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery, was ratified as Georgia became the 27th state to endorse it. Also on this date: In 1907, at least 361 men and boys ...

December 18, 1865, the 13th Amendment was adopted as part of the United States Constitution. The amendment officially abolished slavery and immediately freed more than 100,000 enslaved people – from ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Noted Civil War experts Brandi C. Brimmer and Judith Giesberg are leading a discussion on the 16th president and the amendment abolishing slavery during the eighth annual Frank and ...

(LEX 18) — There is a push at the Capitol to get rid of a slavery exception that is currently enshrined in Kentucky's Constitution. "The 13th Amendment abolished slavery for all intents and purposes, ...

The United States Constitution was created to lay out the basic laws and principles of the Unites States. The Bill of Rights was added to ensure the basic human rights of American citizens. This book ...

Rep. Nikema Williams and Sens. Cory Booker and Jeff Merkley back legislation. Three legislators are working to abolish the so-called slavery loophole in the U.S. Constitution ahead of Juneteenth, ...

Palm Beach land baron Ken Griffin likes old things. Like dinosaur bones. Last year, he paid $44.6 million for a late Jurassic-era stegosaurus skeleton that was subsequently named Apex. And paper stuff ...