At a moment when Americans are once again tempted to choose sides over country, we must decide whether we want a president in the mold of Lincoln, who labored to heal the Union, or a leader who treats ...

It’s Abraham Lincoln who can be credited with sparking the creation of the Thanksgiving holiday we know and love. Unlike Washington, Lincoln wanted everyone to celebrate Thanksgiving on the same day — ...

The production of pennies by the U.S. Mint is ending. That means change for stores and shoppers and cash transactions. Here's ...

The American penny will pass away Wednesday after a prolonged illness. It was 238 years old.The last penny will be minted ...

A rare Lincoln letter at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum shows how race shaped early White House life and presidential power.

America's conflicted history over its treatment of immigrants and what President Lincoln might say about today's immigration ...

In the late 19th Century, James Garfield promised progress and reform – but four months after his inauguration he was shot.

In 1864, amid the U.S. Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was elected to his second term as president. He was assassinated five ...

On Nov 6th, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected president. And the rest is history.

In the next 56 minutes, the Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar of the Civil War, slavery, and of Frederick Douglas, offered a ...