Ever seen Lincoln’s handwriting? The Gettysburg Address is on display through Dec. 1 at The Abraham Lincoln Presidential ...

Feb. 16—Before he was elected president, Abraham Lincoln visited the Montgomery County Courthouse in 1859. Lincoln, who had lost a bid for the U.S. Senate the year before to Stephen A. Douglas, ...

On June 16, 1858, more than 160 years ago, a little-known politician delivered a speech at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield after he accepted his party's nomination for U.S. senator. Abraham ...

Abraham Lincoln’s original, handwritten 1864 presidential victory speech – considered one of the most important addresses of his presidency -- will be auctioned this week at Christie’s, the auction ...

What happened in Bloomington 169 years ago, on Thursday May 29, 1856, ignited Abraham Lincoln’s march to the presidency, and eventually led to the Civil War-era 13th, 14th and 15 amendments, which ...

It’s another book on Abraham Lincoln, but this one, “His Greatest Speeches,” is for “a slow reader,” says its author, Diana Schaub, a professor at Loyola University, Maryland. In fact, she is the slow ...

On Nov. 19, 1863, then-President Abraham Lincoln delivered a powerful 272-word speech, later known as the Gettysburg Address, ...

“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” So said Abraham Lincoln in his “House Divided” speech, given 165 years ago. Many describe contemporary America in the same terms. We’re a house divided ...

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:38:42 GMT — Christie's is auctioning a handwritten copy of the 1864 speech Abraham Lincoln delivered at the White House after being re-elected in the midst of an unpopular Civil ...