Ever wondered about the origins of the Abraham Lincoln sculpture seated on a bench in downtown Bloomington? Here's a look ...

Originally issued by Lincoln during the Civil War in 1863, the proclamation declared enslaved people in the Confederate ...

Abraham Lincoln was an American hero — but a flawed one. As we approach Juneteenth, let's also acknowledge some ugly truths that reflect the times in which ...

Gloves Lincoln Wore to Ford’s Theater Sell for $1.5 Million at Auction. More than 100 relics connected to President Abraham Lincoln brought in $7.9 million, auctioneers said.

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

Just who qualifies as a hero was on my mind as I began researching my book "Lincoln’s Lady Spymaster" several years ago. We were in the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, our lives upended.

1986: Hard Rock Cafe opened in Chicago. Mayor Harold Washington and Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon were among its first guests. TV host Oprah Winfrey attended the opening with Stedman Graham, ...

—Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Joshua F. Speed, ... I was watching the performance of a play about the life of the man whom the American people have canonized as half hero and half saint.

Abraham Lincoln’s bloodstained gloves from the night of his assassination among 144 artifacts on auction By . Associated Press. Published May 22, 2025, 7:37 a.m. ET.

Abraham Lincoln was born on this day in 1809 in Kentucky. He would go on to rank among the best presidents in U.S. history , and he still makes news headlines when referenced by today's politicians.

The idea that a man like Abraham Lincoln — president, folk hero and Savior of the Union — could have enjoyed the company of other men in any way but a platonic relationship vanished from any ...