Jul. 11—In 1858, after winning the Republican nomination for the Senate against incumbent Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln gave a speech that has stood the test of time because of the truth it laid ...

The public announcement and implementation of Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation was fraught with political and policy implications. Lincoln had decided to issue the proclamation—effectively ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa (KCRG) - Stories from the 1800s are still being told in Our Town Mount Pleasant. “We could put it all in context and be storytellers and that’s what we like to do,” said Elizabeth ...

If you love history, consider sponsoring this column or an individual story you’d like to read about. Contact Bob at [email protected] for more details. In August and December of 1859, lawyer ...

The statue of Abraham Lincoln by Mount Rushmore creator Gutzon Borglum was cut up to be sold for its silver content, according to the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana.