Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With an eye toward America’s 250 th birthday in 2026, Bristol will dedicate the spot where Abraham Lincoln delivered brief remarks ...

A handwritten letter of reference penned by President Abraham Lincoln in 1861 just two weeks into his first term is now on public display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. The ...

As Joe Biden prepares for his inauguration on Jan. 20 as the nation’s 46th president, security measures will be ramped up in the wake of Wednesday’s storming of the U.S. Capitol. As many as 15,000 ...

The stone-mounted tablet will be placed near the site of the former Girard Station, where Lincoln's inaugural train made a stop. Nathan Koble is spearheading the project and is donating the memorial ...

A Civil War-era Lincoln letter with West Virginia ties is up for auction. The document, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, appointed Wheeling statehood advocate Daniel Lamb an agent to receive and ...

As an end-of-the-road farm boy growing up deep in southern Illinois, the Fourth of July was more of a shade tree holiday from the alfalfa field than a noisy celebration of national independence.

ST. LOUIS – In 1861, Major General John C. Fremont issued an emancipation proclamation in St. Louis, freeing slaves in Missouri, a bold move that predated President Abraham Lincoln’s more famous ...

LAKE CITY — A bronze tablet mounted on red granite will commemorate Abraham Lincoln's 1861 visit to Lake City. The tablet will tell the story of Lincoln's stop at the town's rail depot enroute to his ...