Abraham Lincoln spent his birthday in Cincinnati on Feb. 12, 1861, on his way from Springfield, Illinois, to the nation’s capital for his inauguration. The president-elect didn’t know what ...

Abraham Lincoln issued the "preliminary" Emancipation Proclamation on this day in history, Sept. 22, 1862, announcing the slaves would be freed on Jan. 1, 1863.

The larger-than-life legacy of Abraham Lincoln lies, in part, in the smallest special-collections division of the University ...