Observer welcomes Louis Masur who writes and lectures about a range of topics including Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, the Founding Fathers, visual culture, and the history of Rock and Roll.

Abraham Lincoln made a stopover at Cincinnati on his way to his inauguration in 1861, just as the nation was falling apart.

January 1: President Abraham Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation ... the states to protect all Americans' rights. It stops short of guaranteeing blacks the right to vote.

February 12, 2025, marks an extraordinary day in the annals of history, as it commemorates significant events that have ...