America’s 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky, on this day in history, Feb. 12, 1809. Lincoln grew up in a poor family, the son of a Kentucky frontiersman — and ...

The History Channel will air a new Abraham Lincoln documentary over Presidents Day weekend from Feb. 20 starting at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Abraham Lincoln is based on Doris Kearns Goodwin’s best-selling book ...

Abraham Lincoln is responsible for one of the boldest and most far-reaching uses of executive powers in American history by his announcement that enslaved people would soon be "forever free" on this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The upcoming documentary 'Lover of Men' features interviews with scholars, historians and Abraham Lincoln experts Abraham ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - November 6, 1860. Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States. His election was among the reasons that led to the secession of the southern states and ...

The Lincoln Memorial Shrine is a house of artifacts, devoted to the nation's 16th president, run by the public library.

The Smithsonian National Museum of African Art partnered with President Lincoln’s Cottage in 2022 to commission an installation by Beninois artist Georges Adéagbo. Created with the goal that the ...

On May 22, 1849, only three months after the native Kentuckian celebrated his 40th birthday, the United States Patent Office issued Patent No. 6,469 for a device "buoying vessels over shoals." The ...

An examination of the intimate life of America's most consequential president, Abraham Lincoln. As told by preeminent Lincoln scholars and never before seen photographs and letters, Lincoln's romantic ...

We've looked into reports of "dismal" conditions aboard the legendary aircraft carrier amid the Trump administration's combat operations in Iran.