Abraham Lincoln served as Commander in Chief during the nation’s darkest hour, guiding the Union through the Civil War with resolve and moral clarity. Facing military setbacks, political division, and ...

The American Revolution filmmaker talks about the hypocrisies of US history and what’s missing from our political lives today ...

Today Americans across the nation are celebrating Thanksgiving, most likely with a large, festive meal. There’s often turkey, ...

Ohioans will sit down to a table of turkey, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie Thursday, but traditional Thanksgiving foods are ...

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated ...

An opportunity for families and friends and, by extension, communities, states, and the country itself to have a national ...

… [S]outhern Indians too were divided in their feelings toward the Confederacy…. By the winter of 1861–62, a full-blown civil war was under way among the Indians, adding a further dimension to ...

Abraham Lincoln officially recognized Thanksgiving during a time of national pain that mirrors modern-day life in Chicago.

BENJAMIN THOMAS, the author of the best single-volume biography of Lincoln, reminds us that following the election of President Zachary Taylor in 1848, ...

Throughout our nation’s history, there have been many incredible moments, ones which we still discuss with reverence today.

Wednesday marked the 162nd anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, and a wreath-laying, a naturalization ...

The last Lincoln penny was recently struck at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. Its removal from circulation marks just one of ...