Abraham Lincoln's presidency during America's Civil War highlights success beyond personal gain. His life, from poverty to ...

In 1854, Sen. Stephen Douglas forced the Kansas-Nebraska Act through Congress. The bill, which repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820, also opened up a good portion of the Midwest to the possible ...

Abraham Lincoln demonstrated beyond a reasonable doubt that our Founding Fathers believed slavery was a moral wrong.

As the 16th President of the United States, "honest Abe" served for only four short years—from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. But in that time, he made history as one of our ...