USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) prepares to conduct a replenishment-at-sea with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) on Nov. 8, 2024. US Navy Photo Less ...

Portrait of American President Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865) (painted by George P. Healy, mid-late 1800s), (Photo by Katherine Young/Getty Images) In his 2007 book “Land of Lincoln: Adventures in ...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has acquired a 1861 letter from Abraham Lincoln, offering insight into race, class and presidential power in the early days of his presidency.

The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 was a watershed moment in American history, changing forever the political and social landscape of the nation. Coming at a time when the nation was divided over ...

Abe and George might have their faces on Mt. Rushmore, but they didn’t “put out eight wars,” says Trump. Breaking News Reporter President Donald Trump couldn’t help but favorably compare himself to ...

A visit to Newcastle, England, in 1846 led to one of the most consequential friendships in the history of abolitionism. There, historians believe, Frederick Douglass, 28, met Julia Griffiths, a ...

We often think of emotional intelligence as an obsession with being nice or kind, but it’s more complex than that. In 1855, Abraham Lincoln was 46 and a relatively unknown lawyer who specialized in ...

There used to be a saying — “pennies make dimes and dimes make dollars” — that stressed the importance of saving your money (the phrase later showed up in a country song). Today, some Lincoln pennies ...

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 ...

With an eye toward America’s 250 th birthday in 2026, Bristol will dedicate the spot where Abraham Lincoln delivered brief remarks to about 1,000 people on Feb. 21, 1861. The ceremony will begin at ...

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 ...