In his first inaugural address, Lincoln delivered a final plea to ... Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham Lincoln are mammoth, yet simple to describe: he confronted the ...

Not exactly. It turns out that, for the nation's first inaugural, the Bible was hastily opened to a completely random page. The same thing was done 72 years later when Lincoln was sworn in.

had Abraham Lincoln been spared to see this day ... quoting from Lincoln's first inaugural address: "We are not enemies, but friends.... Though passion may have strained, it must not break ...

When Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office for his second term as president, the United States was divided as never before ...

Abraham Lincoln was met with a crowd of thousands when his whistle-stop tour arrived in Columbus, Ohio in 1861. It was during ...

Abraham Lincoln was our tallest president ... Lincoln’s top hats were not always of the same design. At his first inauguration in 1860, he wore the lower silk plush hat that had by that time ...

let’s take a look back tracing the history of First Ladies’ fashion during the inauguration ceremonies. Mary Todd Lincoln Wife of former President Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln is ...

Considered one of the nation's greatest presidents, Abraham ... rhetoric, Lincoln's surprising election in 1860 helped spark the war itself. His Gettysburg Address (1863) and Second Inaugural ...

Today marks the first 100 days of President Trump’s term. During Harry Truman’s first 100 days, he famously remarked: “Being ...