After the flood water recedes, there is silence. After death there is silence. How do we fill in the void? How do we replace ...

In 1858, after winning the Republican nomination for the Senate against incumbent Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln gave a ...

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The Constitution, properly interpreted, protects workers. But the Trump administration isn’t going to enforce those ...

In remarks at Independence Hall in 1861, President Abraham Lincoln shared the roots of his political philosophy while ...

1910: Judge George B. Lake, pioneer of Lincoln and one of the framers of the Nebraska Constitution, died during a heat wave in which 104-degree temperatures were recorded.

Mount Rushmore hides a secret room few people know about. Behind Abraham Lincoln’s carved face sits an unfinished chamber cut ...

On Good Friday, 1865, a man entered his room in Washington’s National Hotel. He’d be leaving on a one-way trip in a few hours ...

Betting on appearances over reality is a weak long-term strategy, especially when those appearances are false. Fictions quickly wear thin, allowing people to see through to reality, to facts that stay ...

Perception is your reality, but not necessarily THE reality! Or, said differently: What we believe to be true isn’t always the truth. On June 19, 1865 (Juneteenth), the last of the slaves in the USA ...

Modern historians depend heavily upon sweeping narratives and their take on the US War of Secession is no exception. Yet, the ...