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Which Republican president was better: Donald Trump or Abraham Lincoln? Republicans, in a 53 percent-to-47-percent majority, favor Trump over the Civil War hero, according to a survey conducted by the Economist magazine and polling site YouGov.com. But the …

George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) was a major general during the American Civil War and the Democratic presidential nominee in 1864, who later served as Governor of New Jersey. He organized the famous Army of the Potomac and serve…

Illinois (/ˌɪlᵻˈnɔɪ/IL-i-NOY, /ˌɪləˈnɔɪ/) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, achieving statehood in 1818. It is the 6th-most populous state and 25th-largest state in terms of land area, and is noted as a microcosm of the entire country…

The Result of the 15th Amendment.(Library of Congress) lEvery great historian revises history in his or her own way. Eric Hobsbawm replaced narratives about the making of the modern world that focused relentlessly on the political games played by powerful me…

John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) was an American abolitionist who believed armed insurrection was the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States. During 1856 in Kansas, Brown commanded forces at the Battle of Black Jac…

**MUST OF THE MUSTS: Happy Thanksgiving! https://www.bradford-delong.com/2019/11/happy-thanksgiving.html https://youtu.be/rVQqQuOO9yQ... Abraham Lincoln : The Gettysburg Address : "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a …

by David J. SilvermanDavid J. Silverman is a professor at George Washington University, where he specializes in Native American, Colonial American, and American racial history. He is the author of Thundersticks, Red Brethren, Ninigret, and Faith and Boundarie…

This is an undated file photo of Rosa Parks riding on the Montgomery Area Transit System bus. Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus on Dec. 1, 1955, and ignited the boycott that led to a federal court ruling against segregation in public trans…

The majority of Republicans believe President Donald Trump is a better leader than former President Abraham Lincoln, a new survey suggests. According to a poll released by the Economist/YouGov this week, 53 percent of Republicans chose Trump as the superior …

53 percent of Republicans believe that Donald Trump is a better president than Abraham Lincoln, according to a new poll. The Economist and YouGov published results of its latest polling on U.S. politics this week. One poll gauged Trump's favorability versus …