Boritt was born in Budapest in 1940 and survived World War II, although relatives were killed in the Auschwitz Nazi death ...

T here is no shortage of books on the period surrounding America’s civil war. Canonical classics include “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”, ...

He may be known as the Great Emancipator, but Abraham Lincoln was first and foremost a party leader.

Abraham Lincoln's timeless words highlight personal resolve as paramount to success. In today's world of distractions and ...

We didn’t expect to uncover something this rare. While searching through history, incredible Civil War swords were discovered ...

In the years leading up to the Civil War, Lockport had become a fulcrum point for abolitionists, according to researcher ...

For America to be bereft of Lincoln’s leadership in the wake of the civil war, which had effectively ended with Robert E. Lee ...

Historian Allen Guelzo will speak at Lincoln’s 217th birthday banquet Feb. 12 in Springfield. A free symposium follows on Feb ...

Dedicated in 1922, the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. honors the American president who led the nation during the Civil War that preserved a democratic Union and eradicated slavery. Democracy ...

A portrait of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Prophet Joseph Smith was added to the International Hall of ...

The mid-20th century had a stable political majority and an increasingly powerful presidency — and yet dodged the civil rights issue for decades. That doesn’t exactly light up a clear pathway out of ...