On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln, America’s 16th president, stood at a Pennsylvania cemetery and shared his hope for the future.

Some listeners were startled; a newspaper reporter later wrote that Lincoln’s speech “passed unnoticed by many”; another ...

Today is Nov. 19, a date that has gone down in history as the day President Abraham Lincoln made what was reputedly his most ...

William 'Scotch' Johnson hid Elijah Lovejoy's grave, painting the coffin red ...

William Johnson, because ironically, his dark complexion caused freed Black White House staffers with lighter skin to shun him ...

For a president in the mid-19th century to show such personal concern for a Black man’s welfare is astounding. But consider ...

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President Donald Trump revealed a complete renovation of the White House's Lincoln Bathroom today, October 31, replacing what he called “totally inappropriate” 1940s-era art deco tilework with black ...

President Trump announced Friday that renovations have been completed on the Lincoln Bedroom bathroom in the White House, revealing the redesigned space in a series of posts on Truth Social. The ...

(CNN) — President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he has renovated the Lincoln Bedroom bathroom, sharing before and after images on social media as he continues to put his touch on the White ...