In a pivotal biblical story — retold each Rosh Hashana, marking the Jewish new year — God orders Abraham to sacrifice Isaac.
Presidents have invoked this throughout history -- but normally not against the wishes of local leaders except to enforce ...
After a long treatise on the illegality of secession, Lincoln closed with a single flourish. His plea to the “better angels ...
The fascinating stories behind some of the most well-known portraits of George Washington, the first president of the United ...