On the verge of his 29th birthday, young lawyer Abraham Lincoln spoke to the Young Men’s Lyceum in Springfield after an ...
Abraham Lincoln revived and enforced the declaration's "all men are created equal" creed, rejecting racist interpretations ...
When the world despairs about what Washington DC and Tel Aviv have done in these fiery times, recalling utterances by former ...
Central Illinois is Abraham Lincoln country. Springfield has his law office, the home he owned as an adult, his tomb and the Old State Capitol, where he legislated and spoke. Surrounding regions focus ...
There’s an old Bob Newhart routine about Abraham Lincoln. Newhart’s early career featured a stand-up shtick in which he ...
On April 15, 1865, the Civil War had just ended, the 16th U.S. president had been killed. How would Americans respond?
You might have learned in history class that President Abraham Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865, while he and his wife were ...