Abraham Lincoln is well-known for his extraordinary political career. Elected twice by the American public, Lincoln's ...

A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln -- the highlight of a fascinating catalog -- sold at a Sotheby’s auction for $12 million.

April 17 was the 50th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge’s brutal takeover of Cambodia. During five dark and desperate years, 2 ...

The National Museum of Funeral History houses the country’s largest collection of funeral service artifacts and memorabilia, offering a surprisingly upbeat look at how we’ve commemorated our dearly ...

A kindergarten art teacher has left internet viewers in stitches after sharing her students' unexpectedly emotional reaction to learning about the fate of former President Abraham Lincoln. Cal ...

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 ...

President Abraham Lincoln was the first president to lie in state at the Capitol after his assassination in 1865. Carter's casket lay on the catafalque, or raised platform, designed for Lincoln ...

Good morning. Today we’ll look at the flag that covered Abraham Lincoln’s coffin on the funeral train in 1865. It is on the auction block in New York.

The “Applegate Flag,” which was believed to have been draped over Abraham Lincoln’s coffin on the funeral train, in a shadow box at the Museum of Southern History in Jacksonville, Fla.

The “Picturing Lincoln” initiative by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum means more than 1,000 high-resolution photos will be available to the public online.

More than 1,000 high-resolution photos connected to Abraham Lincoln are now available online. The images have previously only been seen by researchers.