The brief speech—just 272 words arranged into ten sentences—was part of a ... President Abraham Lincoln offered a short but ...

As America approaches 2025, Abraham Lincoln's prescient words about internal destruction of democracy resonate amid growing ...

He recalled President Abraham Lincoln’s speech and the events leading up to the American Civil War. "1860, this country was in big jeopardy. It was splitting apart. A house divided.

Donald Trump may have crossed a new line but he isn’t the only potty-mouthed president, a tradition that dates all the way ...

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 ...

Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated. On April 14, 1865, Lincoln was shot by actor John Wilkes Booth while the president was watching a play at Ford’s Theatre.

Ever wondered about the origins of the Abraham Lincoln sculpture seated on a bench in downtown Bloomington? Here's a look ...

Our 16th president inspired millions. ... as in those wherein I have been moderately successful.” —Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings Part 1: 1832-1858 ...

In that atmosphere, Lincoln made a stop in Cincinnati on Feb. 12, where he gave a speech before a bipartisan crowd that sought to instill hope for the fate of the nation, as recounted in the ...

Abraham Lincoln’s Legendary Gettysburg Address Promised ‘Government of the People, by the People, for the People’ The president’s humble speech, delivered on this day in 1863, was filled ...