Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States. His election was among the reasons that led to the ...

"A moonlight mind" -- "My politics are short and sweet" -- "The monstrous injustice of slavery" -- Dred Scott -- "The better angels of our nature" -- "All the laws but one" -- "A people's contest" -- ...

America's conflicted history over its treatment of immigrants and what President Lincoln might say about today's immigration debacle.

Abraham Lincoln was elected the country’s 16th President of the United States in a four-way competition. Lincoln received less than 40% of the popular vote, but still took a commanding lead in the ...