In his seven visits to America during his papacy, St. John Paul II often shared his mastery of the nation's foundational ...

President Abraham Lincoln spoke for barely two minutes on Nov. 19, 1863. Just 272 words. More than 160 years later, those words remain among the most influential ever spoken by an American president.

The final memorials we visited on our Spring Honor Flight 2026 trip were located at the western end of the National Mall, all ...

House of Wisdom Founder and CEO Ahmad Hilal Abid delivered President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address Friday, July 3, ...

In honor of the U.S. Semiquincentennial, a recent poll asked Americans what the United States has done best since declaring independence in 1776 ...

These six presidential speeches are some that have most reverberated through the ages, and whose impacts are still felt today ...

Inside View: Ignore the haters pushing a revisionist history, and recognize the American experiment for the success that it is. Photo: Michael Brochstein/Zuma Press ‘How long ago is it—80-odd years?” ...

Test your knowledge of US history in 25 questions. Keep up with the news you need. Sign up for the 5 Things newsletter. The ...

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is perhaps best known as the site of a three-day Civil War battle and President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address in 1863, but exploring local history is just the start of ...

The following interview, on the moments that defined America as it emerged as a new nation and wrestled with a great divide that would lead to civil war, is excerpted from National Geographic's ...

View post: 1991 Hit, A Rock Band's Signature Song, Named One of the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time - And It Still Rocks Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at a Civil War cemetery dedication ...