A politician is up for reelection, holding firm to their moral convictions — however politically unpopular — in the pursuit of preserving an endangered democracy. Sound familiar? A new biography by ...

AND THERE WAS LIGHT: ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND THE AMERICAN STRUGGLE by Jon Meacham, Random House, 676 pages, $40 Every generation gets its own Abraham Lincoln biography. But if time seems to move faster ...

Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham has set a high bar for himself in penning yet another biography of one of the most written-about personalities in human history. Most American readers believe they ...

Today is Wednesday, Feb. 12, the 43rd day of 2025. There are 322 days left in the year. Today in history: Advertisement Article continues below this ad On Feb. 12, 1999, the Senate voted to acquit ...

The Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association (JALA) is the only journal devoted exclusively to Lincoln scholarship. In addition to selected scholarly articles – on Lincoln in the popular media, for ...

"LINCOLN SHOT," screams the headline! "Condition Considered Hopeless. Will Not Live Through the Night." So begins a gripping read for middle-graders ahead of the February bicentennial of Abraham ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. In 1859, the outlook for the new Republican Party was encouraging. The advances it had made in its brief, five-year history were ...

Abraham Lincoln referred to it as "the ludicrous incident of sewing up the hogs eyes." "As a youngster he shot a wild turkey and was so disgusted he claimed he never again raised a weapon to kill an ...

Shannon Power is a Greek-Australian reporter, but now calls London home. They have worked as across three continents in print, newspapers and broadcast, specializing in entertainment, politics, LGBTQ+ ...

WEST CHESTER— For those seeking to learn more about Chester County history, and especially its connection to President Abraham Lincoln, the Lincoln Room has reopened its doors to the public. It has ...

"AND THERE WAS LIGHT: ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND THE AMERICAN STRUGGLE" by Jon Meacham (Random House, 676 pages, $40). Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham has set a high bar for himself in penning yet another ...