Abraham Lincoln was an American hero — but a flawed one. As we celebrate his essential contributions to our country, let's ...

Trump's habit is to treat Lincoln not only as a giant of history, but something of a political contemporary. And a flawed one at that.

What lessons can the five months leading up to the Civil War teach us about the political landscape of today? A new book delves into that short span of time between Abraham Lincoln’s election and the ...

Harry Jaffa suggested that Americans should adopt a “civil religion,” with Lincoln as a quasi-divine figure. This, of course, ...

Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham Lincoln are mammoth ... he successfully waged a political struggle and civil war that preserved the Union, ended slavery, and created the ...

When Abraham Lincoln was preparing his speech for his second inaugural in 1865, historians think he cut the sentences and ...

The story of President Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train will be the topic for the Vernon County Historical Society’s first ...

On November 19, 1863, near the site of the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln offered a short but seminal vision of the past and promise of the United States in ...

What Trump did in his first inaugural speech was to paint a picture of a very dark reality, one that included not only ...

When President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation ... for waiting so long — more than 20 months after the Civil War began — to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.

An incident' is related of the meeting of Col. ZACHARY TAYLOR, Lieut. ROBERT ANDERSON, Lieut. JEFFERSON DAVIS and private ABRAHAM LINCOLN, View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

An Emancipation Day Parade will be held in Charleston on Wednesday to commemorate the decree issued by President Abraham Lincoln that changed the trajectory of America and the Civil War.