Originally issued by Lincoln during the Civil War in 1863, the proclamation declared enslaved people in the Confederate ...

Abraham Lincoln was born on this day in 1809 in Kentucky. He would go on to rank among the best presidents in U.S. history , and he still makes news headlines when referenced by today's politicians.

A pair of leather gloves worn by President Abraham Lincoln to Ford’s Theater on the night of his assassination fetched $1.5 million at auction this week, part of a trove of relics from his life ...

Aside from Lincoln, the quote is most commonly attributed to a doctor named Edward Stieglitz, where it was featured in an 1947 advertisement for Steiglitz's book, "The Second Forty Years." ...

The author of a new Abraham Lincoln book on the 16th president's accomplishments and what he would think of Donald Trump. Sign Up for Our Ideas Newsletter POV. Subscribe Subscribe. Sections.

In this context, Lincoln’s early address to the temperance society of Springfield, Ill., takes on fresh importance. Other biographies mention this 1842 event as another rung along Lincoln’s rise.

Deep dive into Abraham Lincoln, who sewed pigs' eyes shut, and his cruelty to/compassion for animals. In a campaign biography, Lincoln recalled a "humorous" tale in which he sewed pigs' eyes shut.

The assassination of Abraham Lincoln was one of the biggest turning points in American history, and the new Apple TV+ series “Manhunt” examines the behind-the-scenes drama of a wartime ...

On this day in history, Feb. 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln — America's 16th president — was born in Kentucky. He spent his childhood in the wilderness of 19th-century Indiana before turning to ...

Abraham Lincoln statue in Lincoln Park defaced with red paint — 'Lincoln was an executioner' Authorities believe one or more vandals damaged the statue, in the 1700 block of North Stockton Drive ...

D URING America’s civil war, in 1862, Abraham Lincoln reportedly began sharing a bed with his bodyguard, a soldier named David Derickson. The tittle-tattle was recorded in the diary of Virginia ...

In the new documentary “Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln,” director Shaun Peterson tackles decades’ worth of speculation about the sexual orientation of the towering 16th ...