How did Abraham Lincoln come to power? This video traces Lincoln's rise within the context of 19th century America, with a ...

Lincoln's "Lost Speech" has been called the most important event in Bloomington history, but the journey to a create a mural ...

Someone asked me ... how I felt. I was reminded of a story that a fellow townsman of ours used to tell — Abraham Lincoln.

In 1858, after winning the Republican nomination for the Senate against incumbent Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln gave a ...

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When Abraham Lincoln died in 1865, felled by an assassin’s bullet at the end of the Civil War, he left behind a considerable legacy. But Lincoln did not leave behind many descendants. In 1985, the ...

On This Day: Abraham Lincoln assassinated at Ford's Theatre On April 15, 2019, a devastating fire collapsed the roof and spire of Notre Dame Cathedral, but fire officials said they managed to ...

This episode originally aired on May 2, 2024. What lessons can the five months leading up to the Civil War teach us about the political landscape of today? A new book delves into that short span of ...

As potentially dire as a Trump presidency feels from my perch, valuable context can be gained by going back even further in history — to Abraham Lincoln’s election, when the Civil War was ...

On This Day: Americans elect Lincoln to second term On Nov. 8, 1864, amid the U.S. Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was elected to his second term as president.

As America faces yet another contentious election, I found myself wondering what advice Abraham Lincoln — our 16th president, who guided the nation through its greatest crisis — might offer to ...