A scene in front of the East front of the U.S. Capitol is seen during President Abraham Lincoln's second inauguration, 1865, just six weeks before his assassination.

There was no hesitation in Ike Borlands steps when he was asked to show off an amazing object at the Wilder Museum of Warren ...

Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address is widely considered one of the greatest speeches in American political history. Edward's Achorn's book, [Every Drop of Blood: The Momentous Second ...

Lincoln inauguration, March 4, 1861 Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Benjamin B ... “The Inauguration of Hon. Abraham Lincoln, Photograph by Mr. J. Wood.” ...

The phrases “mystic chords of memory” and “better angels of our nature,” among the most memorable words in presidential rhetoric, have been applied to countless situations since Abraham Lincoln first ...

According to NBC News, The Bible from former US President Abraham Lincoln which actually dates back to his first inauguration in the year 1861 has immense historical significance and was ...

On this day in 1861, Lincoln spoke of the nation's future. On Lincoln's birthday in 1861, he was on his way to Washington for his first inauguration (which used to take place in March) as the ...

Jefferson, in his first inaugural address in 1801, and Lincoln, in each of his messages — 1861 and 1865 — delivered masterful speeches, likely the greatest in our nation’s history, in which ...