Tom Hanks has two Oscars, seven Primetime Emmys, four Golden Globes, two SAG Awards, and the blood of a presidential legend.

Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War will be the topic of the next — and next-to-last — Trumbull Town Hall lecture. Louis Masur, a professor of American Studies and History at Rutgers University, will ...

Abraham Lincoln said goodbye to his friend for the last time as they left the meeting that afternoon. It was Friday, April 14 ...

Betty Gilpin is currently playing the titular character in the hit musical, which follows Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks ...

On April 15, 1861, after Fort Sumter fell to Confederate Army forces, Pres. Abraham Lincoln issued his call to arms for ...

The film recounts the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln, focusing on his assassination at Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865, ...

Dr. Samuel Mudd, who had been a prisoner for four years at Fort Jefferson for his part in the assassination of Abraham ...

The only way we know of and learn about history is through preservation. Sometimes, that is in text—others in relics. These ...

Mounted cavalry troops lined the streets from the president-elect’s hotel to the Capitol, and sharpshooters stood on rooftops ...

Alonzo Nichols, also known as “Lonnie” among his various nicknames, is seen in an 1896 photo in front of the Silver Cornet ...

There died in Frankfort last Sunday morning a gentleman, former Delphi resident, who was present at Ford’s theatre, Washington D.C., on that April night fifty years ago, when Wilkes Booth assassinated ...

Today is Tuesday, March 4, the 63rd day of 2025. There are 302 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 4, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated for a second term of office. With ...