Moses knew that if you plan for a year, plant rice. If you plan for a decade, plant a tree. If you plan for posterity, ...

The American Civil War (1861–1865) remains one of the most defining chapters in the nation’s past, forging our modern ...

We’ve all heard Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. One of the unforgettable lines reads “that government of the people, by ...

Despite being little more than the answer to trivia questions today, Vaughn Meader was a pioneer who paved the way for ...

Experience exciting cities and rural customs, sombre battlefields and exquisite architecture in this eclectic state ...

While working on a Lincoln project, I came across renewed research about Lincoln’s bout with “a mild form of smallpox,” while here in Gettysburg. For this column, I draw upon ...

The swearing-in was moved indoors to the Capitol Rotunda, where billionaire businessmen enjoyed proximity to the president, ...

President Trump will stand at the podium in a time of deep division and great challenge, somewhat akin to the circumstances that confronted Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln when they assumed the ...

I hope Donald Trump exudes optimism and hope. I hope that our 47th president will be good-humored in another 'morning in ...

Given its enormous place in American and world history, it is an oratorical masterpiece, and aside from its social impact and ...

The Battle of Gettysburg, too, was explicitly a family affair. Many families sent soldiers who fought on opposite sides, ...

On the eve of Trump’s second inaugural address, Americans wonder whether he will follow the path of Jefferson and Lincoln ...