When you think of Abraham Lincoln what comes to mind? I’m sure his Emancipation Proclamation, assassination at Ford’s Theatre, and face on the penny and $5 bill all come to mind. Did you know he was ...
Union cause. But many Republicans in Congress were urging him to take a stand for freedom. In 1862, under his authority as commander in chief, Lincoln drafted and issued the Emancipation Proclamation, ...
A woman who was believed to be dead was breathing at a funeral home in Lincoln and is still alive, according to the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office. Authorities responded to Butherus-Maser ...
Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham Lincoln are mammoth, yet simple to describe: he confronted the secession of the South and the dissolution of the Union with all the political ...
An original edition of the Gettysburg Address is going on display for 10 days at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and ...
In 1864, amid the U.S. Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was elected to his second term as president. He was assassinated five ...
Onlookers at the Abraham Lincoln statue in Lincoln Park which was defaced with red paint overnight and discovered Monday. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share Vandals splashed red paint and ...
In 1860, Abraham Lincoln defied the odds by winning the Republican nomination and the presidency after a lifetime of struggles that included clinical depression, personal bankruptcy, losing reelection ...