Abraham Lincoln would likely be disappointed to learn that more Americans today identify as political independents than as either Democrats or Republicans. As Matthew Pinsker argues in his landmark ...

Nov. 6 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1860, Republican Abraham Lincoln was elected 16th president of the United States. In 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederate States of ...

I have been fascinated by Abraham Lincoln since I was a young boy. My grandparents lived in Springfield, Illinois, and I loved every time we went to visit. I had the opportunity to see everything ...

In our era, they might seem like performative gestures for the president. A quiet visit with the wife of a wounded soldier. A conversation with a battlefield nurse or a kitchen worker. A hand extended ...

The Civil War remains one of the most tumultuous periods in American history, characterized by deep national divisiveness and a lack of unity that resulted in tremendous loss and suffering. While the ...

On Monday Sept. 22 in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., the U.S. Mint made the momentous announcement that in 2009 it will issue four new designs of the penny. “Oh great,” you’re ...

Local historian Larry Cook discusses the assassination of Abraham Lincoln during a presentation at the Hoyt Library in Kingston. Lincoln was shot on April 14 and died on April 15, 1865. You might have ...

On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. Also on ...