After a long treatise on the illegality of secession, Lincoln closed with a single flourish. His plea to the “better angels ...

President Abraham Lincoln signed the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 162 years ago this week. To celebrate, dozens of people gathered for the unveiling of a new presidential statue outside the ...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield is unveiling a new exhibit and book this fall, highlighting Lincoln's life and legacy through a collection of 100 objects. The book, ...

In August, history professor Michael Birkner gave a short speech in Evergreen Cemetery in Gettysburg, near where President Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous address in November 1863. The event was ...

The White House has added a new piece of artwork to its collection. It features Donald Trump alongside four former presidents known for their ties to tariff debates. The portrait, titled "The Tariff ...

In our era, they might seem like performative gestures for the president. A quiet visit with the wife of a wounded soldier. A conversation with a battlefield nurse or a kitchen worker. A hand extended ...

Zionsville has announced plans to refurbish a park built near the town’s historic Village on the site where Abraham Lincoln spoke 164 years ago on his way to the White House. Mayor John Stehr said the ...

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Even 160 years after his assassination, President Lincoln’s death continues to be a subject of fascination for historians—both academic and amateur. Today marks the anniversary of Lincoln’s murder, ...

The scene from that fateful night on April 14, 1865, is one that many of us have heard described over the years. It’s a commonly-known fact that President Abraham Lincoln spent the last evening of his ...

Tyler O'Neil is senior editor at The Daily Signal and the author of two books: "Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center," and "The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal ...

In 1831, Abraham Lincoln arrived at the New Salem grist mill along the Sangamon River aboard a flatboat that was sinking. Lincoln had been hired by a man named Denton Offutt to deliver the boat cargo ...