The then President-Elect addressed 1,000 people as his train stopped while heading to Washington, D.C., for his inauguration.

President Lincoln, regarded by historians as one of the best presidents in history, was born on this day in 1809. He is ...

Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Tuesday evening on Fox News that President Donald Trump could be the “most ...

Norman Hapgood, son of Alton's Hapgood Plow Factory founder, featured Lincoln's rare portrait and autobiography in his 1899 ...

The highest price ever seen for a bronze Lincoln 1943-S penny was sold to collector Bob R. Simpson, co-chairman of the Texas ...

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

Feb. 12 is Lincoln's Birthday, a legal state holiday in Connecticut. The post office will remain open, but entities like the ...

Abraham Lincoln's wife was long attacked for everything from her spending to her lack of emotional restraint. But with two ...

That All Men Are Created Equal” features bills of sale, reward posters and more to explain slavery’s role in the Civil War, ...

The film, discovered last summer in a basement archive, sheds light on early 20th century depictions of the Civil War and the ...

With February underway, Presidents' Day will soon be observed as the country's next federal holiday on the third Monday of ...