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In the winter of 1865, near the close of the Civil War, a haggard-looking Abraham Lincoln took a printed draft of his upcoming second inaugural address and cut it to pieces. He sliced it into 27 ...
It’s another book on Abraham Lincoln, but this one, “His Greatest Speeches,” is for “a slow reader,” says its author, Diana Schaub, a professor at Loyola University, Maryland. In fact ...
On June 16, 1858, more than 160 years ago, a little-known politician delivered a speech at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield after he accepted his party's nomination for U.S. senator.
President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, one of the most famous speeches in United States history, at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery on this day in history ...
PRESIDENT Abraham Lincoln delivered perhaps the most famous speech in American history on November 19, 1863. The 272-word plea would become known as the Gettysburg Address. What did Abraham Lincoln… ...
Lincoln's "Lost Speech" has been called the most important event in Bloomington history, but the journey to a create a mural ...
Play looks inside Abraham Lincoln’s mind ahead of famous speech Share Print Chuck Johnson will perform “The Night Before Gettysburg” at the Northwest Montana History Museum on Sunday, Feb. 25.
BLOOMINGTON - On May 29, 1856, Abraham Lincoln delivered a speech in Bloomington that friends and observers called the finest of his career. | From Our Past page ...
Today is the 156th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln delivering what became known as the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg on Nov. 19 ...
The Lincoln Memorial was built to honour Abraham Lincoln. Test your knowledge of the iconic Lincoln Memorial! Explore its ...
The 150th anniversary observance of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates included a re-enactment of Abraham Lincoln's famous "House Divided Speech" in the same room he gave it to the Illinois Republican ...