“With malice toward none, with charity for all,” even after four years of horrific war.
When Abraham Lincoln was preparing his speech for his second inaugural in 1865, historians think he cut the sentences and paragraphs from a printed draft and pasted them onto the copy he planned to read from. An excellent orator, he adjusted the spacing, apparently for cadence and dramatic effect.
In the final days before President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office on Monday, thousands of activists from the country are making their voices heard
The penny was first minted in 1909 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth and was the first coin to feature a presidents portrait.
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to
Demonstrators protesting president-elect Donald Trump marched in Washington, DC on Saturday, January 18, ahead of his inauguration scheduled for Monday.Footage captured by Carlos Bastos shows protesters lining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as the march made its way to the Lincoln Memorial,
Abraham Lincoln was an American hero — but a flawed one. As we celebrate his essential contributions to our country, let's also acknowledge some ugly truths
I will go out on a limb and guess that Donald Trump didn't break Abraham Lincoln's record for the shortest inaugural address yesterday. On March 4, 1865, 41 days before his assassination, Lincoln used only 700 words to lay out his vision for healing a fractured nation.
Redlands’ Lincoln Memorial Shrine will celebrate President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday with its annual open house and the 93rd Watchorn Lincoln Dinner. The free open house, featuring live music, Civil War reenactors and family activities, is scheduled 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 1 in the Lincoln Shrine and outside in Smiley Park.