President Abraham Lincoln offered a short but seminal vision of the past and promise of the United States in a speech known as the Gettysburg Address. The brief speech—just 272 words arranged ...

When we think of the most legendary presidents our nation has had, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, ...

Abraham Lincoln’s firm resolve during his last days demonstrated his enduring commitment to the common good', A CT historian writes.

We’ve all heard Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. One of the unforgettable lines reads “that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Those ...

Abraham Lincoln delivered a brief but consequential speech in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the site of the bloodiest battlefield of the American Civil War, where thousands of soldiers had died. Lincoln ...

So I’d forgotten or not noticed that the well-known statue of Abraham Lincoln is bracketed by two of his better-known orations — the Gettysburg Address on the southern wall and his second ...

Considered one of the nation's greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln remains a tragic historical ... 1860 helped spark the war itself. His Gettysburg Address (1863) and Second Inaugural Address ...