OVERVIEW: Abraham Lincoln’s presidency was defined by the Civil War. Before he even ... the difficult choices faced by President Lincoln in leading the nation during an often unpopular civil ...

Ask students who they think is the greatest American president ... opportunity to make some of the key decisions Lincoln faced during the Civil War. As a class, play the interactive’s third ...

furnished the Oval Office after stepping into the presidency, he included a bust and a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. On the last President's ... Virgina before the Civil War, was hired by the ...

Abraham Lincoln was an American hero — but a flawed one. As we celebrate his essential contributions to our country, let's ...

When Lincoln left Illinois and headed east for his inauguration, he told the crowd at the Springfield railroad station that he confronted challenges equal only to those that had faced the nation’s ...

This episode originally aired on May 2, 2024. What lessons can the five months leading up to the Civil War teach us about the political landscape of today? A new book delves into that short span of ...

the Republican frontrunner claimed that he has been treated worse than President Abraham Lincoln, who led the country during the American Civil War. Recently, Trump has been ordered to pay E.

PETER LAZENBY reports on how trade unionists in Manchester are to celebrate the role of the city’s cotton industry workers in ...

National Museum of American History Abraham Lincoln's Watch, around 1858 National Museum of African American History and Culture Photograph of James Brown, Civil War veteran, with a picture of Abraham ...

The story of President Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train will be the topic for the Vernon County Historical Society’s first ...

In his famous 1858 speech, Abraham Lincoln warned that only civil war would resolve the issue ... an accusation that infuriated the former president. Juneteenth has been celebrated since enslaved ...

Abraham Lincoln richly ... I discovered how Lincoln became our first great champion of infrastructure — surprisingly during the height of the Civil War. Lincoln had an early head start on ...