Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham Lincoln are mammoth, yet simple to describe: he confronted the secession of the South and the dissolution of the Union with all the political ...

He was named after his father's favorite president, Abraham Lincoln, who, probably not coincidentally, was the subject of the work that made Gutzon's national reputation as a sculptor.

In addition to being president, Abraham Lincoln was the post-master of New ... Abe any opportunity she could for an education. At age twenty-two, Lincoln moved to New Salem, Illinois. After only six ...

There are 75,000 U.S. streets named for Lincoln, but the first known was in Bloomington, which honored the beloved local ...