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

Complementing this deeply personal text is the iconic Lincoln Bible, a velvet-bound artifact first used in 1861 to inaugurate ... three times since Lincoln's inauguration: by President Obama ...

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

Images from the inauguration show President Trump did not put his hand on a Bible as he was sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. It is not required in the Constitution.

CBS News will carry the Trump Inauguration Day events live, beginning at 9 a.m. ET, across broadcast and streaming platforms.

A war centered on slavery, on the insistence of Southerners in “wringing their bread from the sweat of other men’s faces,” was inevitable in 1861 ... Lincoln’s speech and Monday’s ...

President-elect Donald Trump will use two Bibles to culminate the 60th Presidential Inauguration. He is not the first to do ...

They have supported every inauguration since Abraham Lincoln's in 1861, continued the news release. The Idaho National Guard supported the inauguration of President Joe Biden in 2021. Also ...

Presidential inaugurations hold a symbolic place in U.S. history, with the choice of Bible often reflecting personal or national significance.

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

This year, Inauguration Day falls on Monday, Jan. 20. In honor of the day, you’ll find a collection of stirring Inauguration Day quotes spoken by U.S. presidents or poets during inaugurations dating ...

He will also use the Lincoln Bible, which was first used for President Lincoln’s 1861 swearing-in and has ... and Trump used it in his 2017 inauguration. Vice President-elect JD Vance will ...