The sculptor of Mount Rushmore also sculpted a Confederate memorial on Stone Mountain in Georgia, which honors defenders of ...

Portrait of American President Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865) (painted by George P. Healy, mid-late 1800s), (Photo by Katherine Young/Getty Images) In his 2007 book “Land of Lincoln: Adventures in ...

The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 was a watershed moment in American history, changing forever the political and social landscape of the nation. Coming at a time when the nation was divided over ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The short, handwritten note is a typical letter of reference for a man seeking a job. But the author is the president of the United States. It is also 1861, and the job seeker ...

Nov. 6 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1860, Republican Abraham Lincoln was elected 16th president of the United States. In 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederate States of ...

In some ways, Thanksgiving is a tradition that unites Americans. But the classic image of the Pilgrims obscures important ...

Nine in 10 Americans gather around a table to share food on Thanksgiving. At this polarizing moment, anything that promises ...

Abraham sacrifices Isaac. Chromolithograph based on a drawing (1860) by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (German painter, 1794 – 1872), published ca. 1880. ZU_09/Getty Images We have been horrified in ...