JONESBORO, Ill. (KFVS) - The Heartland is steeped in history, and one moment that occurred almost exactly 167 years ago serves as a prime example. In 1858, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas engaged ...
GRAND FORKS -- I would like to comment on William Grimes' review of Allen Guelzo's book, "Lincoln and Douglas" (Page D5, April 13). The review tries to debunk the "myth" that the debates were ...
Lincoln and incumbent senator Douglas squared off, of course, in the most famous debates in American history. The Illinois encounters would reshape the nation's bitter argument over slavery, transform ...
Editor’s note: The following lightly edited excerpt is from Chicago writer Edward Robert McClelland’s new book, “Chorus of the Union: How Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas Set Aside Their Rivalry to ...
Republican frontrunner Newt Gingrich and long-shot Jon Huntsman say they’ll hold a “Lincoln-Douglas” debate in New Hampshire on Monday. So how will it be different from the usual debates? During the ...
It is well-known that both Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas spoke in Monmouth in 1858. The formal debates had highlighted the slavery issue for the entire nation, and the two local papers (the ...
correctionA previous version of this story said the bill had been withdrawn. It hasn't. This version has been corrected. Of all the paragraphs in a bill to ban “divisive concepts” from being taught in ...
FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) _ This is the 'Pretzel City,' thanks to German bakers who settled here in the 1850s. It's appropriate, given the way a lightweight named Abraham Lincoln twisted up a political ...
A bill filed by a Virginia lawmaker last week had historians scratching their heads. Wren Williams, a Republican delegate from Patrick, pre-filed a bill that noted, in part, that high school students ...
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