When originally recited, Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was just two minutes long. Its message, though, still resonates today. Several initiatives nationwide are encouraging students, public ...

Just 271 words long, the Gettysburg Address is arguably the most famous speech in the history of America. And one of the most famous entertainers in the history of music, Taylor Swift, joins a long ...

In 1972, Johnny Cash released his 40th album, America: A 200-Year Salute to Story and Song. Stylistically, it was a departure from his usual fare, as it included spoken word segments and historical ...

PUTNEY — Students from The Greenwood School are being featured all this week on Brattleboro Community Television to spotlight their public speaking skills. Every spring since 1978, Greenwood students ...

In a recorded YouTube recitation of the Gettysburg Address, President Obama omitted God from the final section of the Abraham Lincoln‘s famous Civil War speech. While reading the address in its ...

The White House has offered an explanation as to why President Barack Obama left out the words "under God," from his part of the recitation of the Gettysburg Address for a film by Ken Burns. According ...

On Tuesday from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. and continuing on July 22, about 20 students in grades 3 through 8 are expected to participate in a two-day program in which they can learn about, memorize, and ...

After President Obama‘s recitation of the Gettysburg Address for documentarian Ken Burns ignited a firestorm among conservatives, but before the matter had been definitively laid to rest, CBS News’ ...

President Obama’s recitation of the Gettysburg Address for a Ken Burns documentary about the famous speech sparked a round of backlash after a local news radio host first noticed and reported a ...

Westwood’s Memorial Day Parade will begin at the Town Hall and proceed down High Street to the Old Westwood Cemetery at the corner of Pond and Nahatan streets, where observances will take place.