His own writings are likely a part of the reason. Enjoy his birthday by reading his most famous — and concise — address. The Gettysburg Address Four score and seven years ago our fathers ...

It was 145 years ago today, the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863, began. Two mighty armies – the Army of the Potomac under Union Maj. Gen. George Meade and the Army of Northern Virginia ...

No better example exists than Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address (November 19, 1863), widely considered one of the two most consequential speeches in American history (I Have A Dream).

For many years, Donald Trump has been engaged in a posthumous, one-sided rivalry with Abraham Lincoln. Trump has repeatedly suggested that he might actually have been a better president than ...

Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on Nov. 19, 1863. Many historians argue that it is one of the most famous speeches ever given. “In 272 powerful words, Abraham Lincoln captured the pain ...

In the first Learning Activity, students will closely examine Lincoln’s use of words in the Gettysburg Address and learn that a short speech can be powerful. In the second Learning Activity ...

I held Dr. King’s speech and Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address as the two greatest ever given in American history.] Given its enormous place in American and world history, it is an ...

Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address is considered by many to be the best speech ever given by an American president, even greater than his Gettysburg Address. At what Lincoln called "this ...