Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is doubtless one of the greatest speeches in world history. Short yet poignant, the speech delivered ...

If she were alive, Texan Barbara Jordan would heartily endorse the celebration of Juneteenth, the federal holiday signed into ...

In 1851, he launched his vaunted Senate career when the Free Soil Party cut a deal for his election. His tenure was punctuated by fiery oratory, Brooks’ attack and a subsequent invalidism that failed ...

David Davis, the Supreme Court justice, U.S. senator, and campaign manager for Abraham Lincoln, was not a very good lawyer. He was not a legal scholar, barring a couple of solid Supreme Court opinions ...

Lincoln surrounded himself with strong, capable people. Lincoln assembled a “team of rivals” in his cabinet, which had former ...

A new bust of a young, clean-shaven Abraham Lincoln was unveiled at the East Peoria City Council meeting. Local artist Morgan Elser created the bust, depicting Lincoln before he grew his iconic beard.

A recent Lincoln East graduate was among thousands of people who fled the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Des Moines ...

The Newseum is exhibiting all seven editions of The New York Herald's coverage of Lincoln's killing WASHINGTON – On an April night almost 150 years ago, Associated Press reporter Lawrence ...

More than 100 relics connected to President Abraham Lincoln brought in $7.9 million, auctioneers said. The proceeds will help a presidential foundation repay a loan. By Neil Vigdor The ...

Thousands of people fled the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Des Moines on Thursday after an intruder carrying a backpack walked on stage during the competition.