When President Abraham Lincoln described the origin of the United States as founded “on the proposition that all men are created equal,” he wasn’t just delivering a Civil War pep ...

Ashley became the driving force for the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, legally ending slavery forever. [Jerry Klinger] ...

“He was crucified for us!” an elderly African American from York, Pennsylvania, told a newspaper that Easter weekend.

American Jews, the Civil War, and the Fight to End Slavery By Richard Kreitner Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 416 pages, $32 The ...

The president’s iconic beard was a product of the anxious new realities of the photographic age.

The village where Abraham Lincoln came of age is deteriorating. Long-neglected maintenance has led to major problems in New ...

Today, and every April 9 to come, should be a national holiday. A holiday to commemorate, celebrate, and sanctify the story ...

Before Salmon P. Chase was Secretary of the Treasury and Supreme Court chief justice, he was a Cincinnati attorney defending ...

Like the seasons, political parties come and go. In 1847, Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress as a Whig. By 1854 that ...

to talk about all things travel. Miki Abraham said they love to travel — and are especially fond of doing so solo, “without having a council of people” in tow. “I kind of get to pretend I ...

Lincoln Castle was built by William the Conqueror in 1068. Since 2010 it has been undergoing a £22m restoration. Visitors can now uncover 1000 years of history via the Medieval Wall Walk, the ...

Before his famous debates, before the Civil War rent the nation, before he helped end slavery and before his tragic assassination, Abraham ...