Actually named "Big Al and Lizzy," the giant elephant statues at Papa Joe's Fireworks in Hardeeville are nicknamed "Thelma ...

Sen. Strom Thurmond took a long steam bath to dehydrate his body for what he was about to do on a sticky August night in 1957. The Civil Rights Act was about to pass and Thurmond, a Democrat from ...

Cory Booker, a senior Democratic senator from New Jersey, didn't take bathroom breaks or wander far from his desk during his ...

Strom Thurmond, who held a time of 24 hours and 18 minutes for his filibuster against the 1957 Civil Rights Act, according to the Senate website. Booker, who took the Senate floor at 7 p.m. on ...

All around the nation and right here in the Lowcountry Thursday, people will come together, bow their heads, and pray.

Senator Strom Thurmond set a record for the longest speech ever delivered in the U.S. Senate, speaking for over 24 hours to ...

Sen. Cory Booker has been speaking for 17 hours straight as of noon Tuesday. Is it the longest speech in Senate history? What to know.

As he broke a record set when Thurmond stood against the Civil Rights Act, Booker said, "I'm not here, though, because of his speech. I'm here despite his speech. I'm here because, as powerful as he ...

Cory Booker's speech passed the record set by South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond, who filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1957.

The 74th National Day of Prayer will be observed Thursday, May 1, and local religious leaders and the faithful are preparing to pray for our nation en masse as part of a movement rich in history.