Feb. 16—Before he was elected president, Abraham Lincoln visited the Montgomery County Courthouse in 1859. Lincoln, who had lost a bid for the U.S. Senate the year before to Stephen A. Douglas, ...

We may face a turning point in our nation. There are significant challenges to the rule of law by those in and out of office. These serious threats include rejection of the U.S. Constitution, federal ...

Fans of Honest Abe (or anyone else curious about American history) have lots of options when it comes to travel -- here are ...

I can see Alton’s Lincoln-Douglas Square from my bookshop window. On Oct. 15, 1858, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas engaged in the last of their seven debates as they contended for an Illinois ...

SPRINGFIELD — An 1856 speech by Abraham Lincoln that impacted the creation of the Republican Party will be the topic Wednesday of an online program sponsored jointly by Looking for Lincoln and the ...

Renowned Abraham Lincoln scholar, author and professor Michael Burlingame will be the featured speaker at the Abraham Lincoln Association (ALA) Birthday Banquet at the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel ...

“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” So said Abraham Lincoln in his “House Divided” speech, given 165 years ago. Many describe contemporary America in the same terms. We’re a house divided ...

pt. 1. Political oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War -- pt. 2. Political oratory from Abraham Lincoln to Bill Clinton v. 1. Political oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War -- Argument ...

Abraham Lincoln stopped in Alliance on his way from Springfield, Illinois, to Washington, D.C., on Feb. 15, 1861, at a time when he was about to become president. His remarks to those gathered at the ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — Kevin Wood takes his career impersonating Abe Lincoln seriously. The two are the same height, “nearly 6 feet, 4 inches,” and share an uncanny resemblance. Wood even has his own website ...

National Park Service employees dust the statue of President Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in May 2022. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post) I decided, the other evening, to walk to the ...

"The values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony," the legendary composer says ...