Abraham Lincoln’s firm resolve during his last days demonstrated his enduring commitment to the common good', A CT historian writes.

Lincoln was a crony capitalist on economic policy, advocating protectionist tariffs, corporate welfare for railroad ...

Historians consistently rank Abraham Lincoln as the greatest U.S. president. Without his leadership and political brilliance, ...

The birthday of Abraham Lincoln, who served as the 16th President ... Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865, days after General Robert E. Lee surrendered, effectively ending the war.

Sharpton challenged students to rethink the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion policies in righting historical ...

If there is one general that could be considered as having single-handedly lost the Civil War for the Confederates, it’s John ...

The apostrophe in Presidents Day—or President's Day or Presidents's Day—is all over the place ... or nowhere to be found at ...

Colloquially known as Presidents’ Day in a nod to the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and other ... the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert E. Lee, the Confederate general, on the same ...

People often don’t realize the revolutionary nature of the 13th Amendment, and conservatives in particular downplay its revolutionary nature. American historians have for a long time treated the ...

New defense secretary Pete Hegseth has canceled all cultural awareness months in the Department of Defense, including Black History Month.

Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson pardoned Confederate soldiers and President Gerald Ford pardoned their general, Robert E. Lee. Some pardons are seen as being more motivated by self ...