Lincoln’s assassination, and the ineffectual leadership of his successor, Andrew Johnson, enabled the Congress to control ...

He had experience in Congress as both a representative and senator, and had been secretary of war under President Franklin ...

The 1860 presidential election helped to change that ... cranked out up to 450,000 images of the hometown candidate, Abraham ...

In 1864, amid the U.S. Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was elected to his second term as president. He was assassinated five ...

Long lame-duck periods can also be a source of danger. In the period between Abraham Lincoln’s election in November 1860 and his inauguration in March 1861, seven southern states seceded from the ...

What happens now will entirely depend on how much tolerance each side will have as a result of who is elected. If either side turns the result of the election into violent actions, the country could ...

Godfrey Rotary Club, now resides at Knapp Field after being sold to Southwestern High School.

November 6th has witnessed a plethora of significant events that have shaped the course of history across the globe.One of ...

On Nov. 6, 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln of the Republican Party was elected President of the United ...

It’s not that we’ll lose America if Donald Trump wins a second term. The United States will endure. But his victory might mark the end of one republic and the start of another, although “republic” may ...

In 1860, Republican Abraham Lincoln was elected 16th president of the United States. In 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected ...