Mounted cavalry troops lined the streets from the president-elect’s hotel to the Capitol, and sharpshooters stood on rooftops ...

In his first inaugural address, Lincoln delivered a final plea to ... Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham Lincoln are mammoth, yet simple to describe: he confronted the ...

The Feb. 16, 1861, visit was while Lincoln was enroute to his first inauguration and while the nation was on the brink of ...

On March 4, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated for a second term of office. With the end of the Civil War in sight, and just six weeks before his assassination, Lincoln declared: ...

Considered one of the nation's greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln remains a tragic historical ... His Gettysburg Address (1863) and Second Inaugural Address (1865) are two of his most revered ...

he'll also be repeating it -- by placing his hand on the same Bible that Abraham Lincoln used during the inauguration of 1861. The Constitution does not require presidents to be sworn in on a ...

The new administration has the power, sadly, to alter how federal agencies approach diversity. But it cannot stop the private ...

The Momentous Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln," and two acclaimed books on 19th-century baseball and American culture. Acorn's visit to Sudbury is made possible by a generous bequest from ...

Presidents Day offers a valuable opportunity to revisit Abraham Lincoln’s leadership ... This conciliatory approach was reiterated in Lincoln’s famous second inaugural address on March 4 ...

The inauguration of the President of the United ... while Donald Trump chose the one that belonged to Abraham Lincoln. This Bible, published in 1853, has 1,280 pages and a velvet cover.