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

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

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 ...

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

Vanity Fair Since Martha Washington’s appearance on George Washington’s Inauguration Day, the fashion choices of the First Ladies have been closely observed, analyzed, and symbolically presented.

In the very second paragraph of the address, President Trump begins needling his predecessors, insinuating that they wasted opportunities and that America got worse under them. “From this day forward, ...

First Ladies' fashion choices at inauguration ... D.C.) Wife of former President Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln is believed to have worn a ball gown with a crinoline skirt.

have been applied to countless situations since Abraham Lincoln first uttered them in 1861. Not all inaugural addresses achieve greatness. Some have been quite forgettable. But each of them has ...

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

Peter Baker Peter Baker is covering his seventh inauguration ... Trump was holding — a family Bible and a Bible used by Abraham Lincoln — was not immediately clear. The White House did ...

Trump didn't place his hand on the Bible during his swearing-in, and some of his supporters are blaming John Roberts.