Abraham Lincoln Audio & Video

One of the first holidays in the United States and Canada is that of Thanksgiving. Since the beginning, Thanksgiving has been a time for the citizens of North America to reflect on the blessings given them by their Creator.

"Neither let us be slandered from our duty by false accusations against us, nor frightened from it by menaces of destruction to the Government nor of dungeons to ourselves."

The Emancipation Proclamation consists of two executive orders issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War.

Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth, The Essential Abraham Lincoln, views this key figure in Western history through his own word, complemented by a compact biography.

"Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation...

On 27 February 1860, Abraham Lincoln gave this address at the Cooper Union in New York City.

In 1858, incumbent U.S. Senator Stephen Douglas and the Republican challenger for his Senate seat, Abraham Lincoln, held a series of seven debates around the state of Illinois.

This collection of Lincoln's letters gives us a glimpse into the inner self of a great American...

We think of Lincoln as a great president, but he was also an eloquent and expressive writer...

The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, seven legendary meetings between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas during their 1858 senatorial campaign in Illinois, made history, and changed its course as well.