Abraham Lincoln made a stopover at Cincinnati on his way to his inauguration in 1861, just as the nation was falling apart.

That All Men Are Created Equal” features bills of sale, reward posters and more to explain slavery’s role in the Civil War, ...

Abraham Lincoln's wife was long attacked for everything from her spending to her lack of emotional restraint. But with two ...

National Park Service employees dust the statue of President Abraham Lincoln at ... the southern wall and his second inaugural address on the northern one. Lincoln gave that latter speech on ...

8. At Abraham Lincoln's second inauguration in 1865, Black men and women marched in the inaugural parade for the first time. 9. Barack Obama's 2008 inauguration was the largest attendance of any ...

When Abraham Lincoln was preparing his speech for his second inaugural in 1865, historians think he cut the sentences and paragraphs from a printed draft and pasted them onto the copy he planned ...

Our first history program of the year will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 7 p.m., at the Vernon County History Center in ...

SIUE Emeritus Professor Stephen Hansen will explore the myths and legends of Abraham Lincoln at the inaugural event of the 2025 MCHS Speakers Series at 2 p.m. Sunday, February 9 at the Main Street ...

SIUE Emeritus Professor Stephen Hansen will explore the myths and legends of Abraham Lincoln at the inaugural event of the 2025 MCHS Speakers Series on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. at the Main Street ...

When President Donald Trump took the oath of office, he didn't have his hand on the Bible. Does this matter and why do ...

Donald Trump is set to make an historic statement at his swearing-in ceremony on Monday as he lays his hands upon not one but two Bibles while taking the oath of office, including one used by ...

Donald Trump returned to power as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, saying in his second inaugural address ...