When you think about famous figures in American history, there are many many names to take into consideration but two in ...

In his second inaugural address, delivered as the Civil War neared its end, Abraham Lincoln turned not to politics but to ...

The film discusses the historical context leading to the American Civil War, focusing on the sectional tensions between free and slave states from 1818 to 1861. It highlights key events such as the ...

The USS Stockdale returned to Naval Base San Diego after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of ...

Major General John C. Fremont issued an emancipation proclamation in St. Louis, freeing slaves in Missouri, a bold move that ...

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It's been a long time since Abraham Lincoln boys wrestling has had as good a season as they had this year. But they're far ...

Lincoln’s Tavarre Lee (Boys 3A 132) and Bradley Amsden (Boys 3A 285) captured individual state titles, and the Abes grabbed ...

The Nebraska State Patrol and Clay County Sheriff’s Office are investigating an apparent attempted murder-suicide that ...

When Abraham Lincoln was about 19 years old, he made his first voyage down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers with a load of produce to sell in New Orleans. In ...

Will quoted President Donald Trump as saying that he does not care “much about anything” other than “peace” when it comes to ...

IT IS NO LESS THAN THIS IDEA OF AMERICA, this creed, this soul of America that we now see and feel slipping away. And yet, ...