Lincoln’s second inaugural 160 years ago left us a historic speech and, perhaps, his fingerprints.

In fact, Abraham Lincoln is not seen as much of a hero at all among many American Indian tribes and Native peoples of the United States, as the majority of his policies proved to be detrimental to ...

An Appeal for the Indians.; A LETTER TO PRESIDENT LINCOLN FROM FATHER BEESON. Share full article. Nov. 29, 1862. Credit... The New York Times Archives.

The distance between Lincoln’s speech and Monday’s inauguration felt further than the length of the Mall. It even felt further, somehow, than 160 years. Comments. Popular opinions articles.

LINCOLN'S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG SPEECH; It Was Almost Ignored by the Newspapers in Their Reports of the Occasion. HE FEARED HE HAD FAILED Spoke Extemporaneously from Notes Scribbled on the Way to ...

AP Photo/Matthew BradyPresident-elect Lincoln gave his speech in 1861, on his way to his inauguration. TRENTON — When he stopped by 150 years ago on his way to his inauguration in Washington ...

Whipple, through his analysis of government-Indian relations, gave Lincoln a lens through which to evaluate the Dakota War. The conflict ended in late September, after which a military tribunal ...

Abraham Lincoln’s best-known speeches were the Gettysburg Address and his Second Inaugural Address. But a few weeks after the latter, on April 11, 1865, Lincoln stood on a White House balcony ...

Through the story telling, Burns presents the impact now of the history and connection to Lincoln’s speech he delivered during the Civil War. The first run of the Burns special will air at 8 p.m ...

Lincoln moved to the "Missouri question" of 1819-20, with two signers of the Constitution in Congress. One voted to prohibit slavery, and one voted against prohibition.

CHENNAI: Do you ever dream of being a great orator? Do you imagine holding an audience mesmerised by the power of your words? Great speeches have the power to start revolutions, stir up emotions ...

As a boy, Nathan Kolbas would rip up cardboard boxes and take apart his toys, putting wheels and motors on the cardboard to make a car.