Kenneth Griffin, the billionaire art collector and hedge fund founder, purchased the document that abolished slavery, as well ...

For the first time since the attraction debuted with the theme park in 1971, a U.S. president is serving nonconsecutive terms ...

Lincoln lost that election, but his spectacular performance against Douglas in a series of nationally covered debates made him a contender for the 1860 Republican presidential nomination. Fighting ...

In the election of 1860, Republican Abraham Lincoln defeated Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas of the Democratic Party, Vice President and Southern Democratic Party candidate John Breckinridge, ...

As America faces yet another contentious election, I found myself wondering what advice Abraham Lincoln — our 16th president, who guided the nation through its greatest crisis — might offer to ...

A new book delves into that short span of time between Abraham Lincoln’s election and the start of the Civil War, calling it “a political horror story.” It’s a reminder that we often don’t see a ...

Remember, the election was about the very existence of our democracy, against the threat of “Hitler,” President Trump. As much as some folks may revile the results of these elections, from Lincoln’s ...

The hedge-fund billionaire also paid a record $43.2 million for a copy of the U.S. Constitution four years ago.

Trump (again) throws shade at Abraham Lincoln. ... Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris hit swing states on Oct. 21 as part of their campaigns for the 2024 Election.

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

Abraham Lincoln is featured alongside his Civil War braintrust (Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, ... Lincoln won the presidential election of 1860 without carrying any Southern states, ...

The Atlantic ’s editor endorsed Abraham Lincoln for the presidency in the 1860 election, predicting that it would prove to be “a turning-point in our history.” ...