In 1858, after winning the Republican nomination for the Senate against incumbent Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln gave a ...

Scene: A quiet night. The room is dark, lit only by the dim glow of a study lamp. A young CA aspirant sits with their result in hand, eyes moist, heart heavy. In this silence, a voice speaks—not from ...

Ken Burns on why the American Revolution was a "big deal in world history" 01:45. The American Revolution was one of the most ...

The nation's founding document has been celebrated by leaders across the centuries, and it can still guide us today.

Starring a three-time Oscar winner as the protagonist, the Steven Spielberg directorial is considered to be a 'masterpiece' ...

Hinsdale will host its annual Independence Day celebration Friday, July 4. Festivities begin with the parade, which kicks off at 10 a.m. from Sixth Street and Garfield Avenue. The parade will head ...

Charles Sumner is best known as the statesman caned within an inch of his life on the Senate floor for speaking against the expansion of slavery.  Sumner counted among his friends Ralph Waldo Emerson, ...

The Lost Peace' by Jay Winik. The most serious attempt to evade America's Civil War was probably doomed to fail, said Adam Gopnik in The New Yorker. But that effort at reco ...

Before the presidency, Donald Trump made a name for himself in the media as a real estate and business mogul, hosting the reality TV show "The Apprentice" from 2004 to 2015, and serving as a guest ...

World-renowned Abraham Lincoln scholars, including Michael Burlingame, will speak at a symposium at Cantigny Park on Saturday, June 21. Organized by the Abraham Lincoln Association, each speaker ...

Often considered our greatest president, Abraham Lincoln (Daniel Day-Lewis in the movie) is definitely written about the most. More than 16,000 books have been published since Lincoln's 1865 ...

The film features Carl Sandburg discussing Abraham Lincoln, emphasizing Lincoln's enduring legacy and his profound impact on American history. Sandburg reflects on his long-standing fascination ...