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

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

Most people associate secession with the Civil War but idea of disuniting the United States has crept into national ...

For many people who lived through the Civil War, Saturday, April 14, 1865, was indelibly remembered for the assassination of ...

While the Constitution does not specify who must administer oaths, Chief Justice John Roberts is expected to swear in Donald ...

“With malice toward none, with charity for all,” even after four years of horrific war.

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

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to remember that Monday's holiday is really about helping others.

Redlands’ Lincoln Memorial Shrine will celebrate President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday with its annual open house and the 93rd Watchorn Lincoln Dinner. The free open house, featuring live music, Civil ...

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

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.

Public reaction to the 10 finalists has been mixed, to say the least, so we turned to local design experts. They had some ...