The 1860 presidential election, which saw Abraham Lincoln win without Southern support, intensified divisions over slavery ...

The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 was a pivotal moment in American history, leading to Southern secession and the Civil ...

In 1860, Abraham Lincoln (and the Republican Party) stood as the only viable alternative to the moral indifference of Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas’s “popular sovereignty” and the pro-slavery ...

Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th president of the United States on 1860. Within weeks of his ...

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

In addition to being president, Abraham Lincoln was the post-master of New Salem; he also offered services as a wood chopper, county deputy surveyor, and lawyer. Abraham Lincoln was born in a one-room ...

You’ve heard it before: we are living in divided times. Disagreement is part of being a citizen of a democracy, but in today's indisputably hot political climate, young people have stepped up into ...

On Nov 6th, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected president. And the rest is history.

A delicate maneuver has ensured Libertyville’s tie to an influential grass-roots movement that helped elect Abraham Lincoln president in 1860 will be preserved. The link is a nearly 6-foot-by-6-foot ...