WASHINGTON – As festivities marking the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth continue, the U.S. Mint has released the first of four new Lincoln pennies that will go into circulation this year.

Abraham Lincoln’s birthday is coming up, our annual reminder about the president born in a humble log cabin. In pre-pandemic days, every year, some 200,000 people trekked to the Kentucky backwoods to ...

COLES COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) - Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site will host two programs in honor of America's 250th birthday. Historian and musician Bucky Halker will present a musical program ...

ILLINOIS (KFVS) - What would it be like growing up at the same time as Abraham Lincoln? Well, the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Sate in Lerna, Illinois will give you a taste of the 1850s on April ...

The Vault is Slate’s new history blog. Like us on Facebook; follow us on Twitter @slatevault; find us on Tumblr. Find out more about what this space is all about here. Abraham Lincoln was born to ...

LERNA, Ill. (KFVS) - The Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site will host two events in April to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. Starting with Saturday, April 18, historian and musician Bucky ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A cabin in Idaho Springs is on the market, and it looks exactly like a century-old childhood toy — but this time, you can actually step inside. The stacked logs and green roof and ...

Years ago, I’d heard that people making the pilgrimage to the tiny log cabin on the farm where Abraham Lincoln was born sometimes burst into tears when they glimpsed it. That alone made it seem worth ...