Lincoln was born February 12, 1809, in Hodgenville, Hardin County, Kentucky. He died April 15, 1865, the morning after being shot at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. by John Wilkes Booth, an actor.

When the dispute between union vs. states’ rights erupted into the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln guided the nation through its greatest challenge. PRESIDENT Abraham Lincoln made it clear from th… ...

Trump has a history of comparing himself to Lincoln, the country's 16th president. His comments Thursday night echoed ones he made earlier this year, when he said he had done more for the Black ...

Monday marks the United States’ 16th president Abraham Lincoln's 209th birthday, and one of the best ways to honor the former Commander-In-Chief is by learning about his life and legacy.

But no relationship was more central to Lincoln’s life than his bond with Joshua Speed, a handsome store owner in Springfield, Ill., with whom the man who went on to be the 16th president of the ...

This very afternoon — to commemorate the 154th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s 1865 death — the residents of a small city in Argentina, 5,200 miles from New York, will crowd thei… ...

An A-list collection of queer scholars and writers addresses the question, including gender studies scholar Jack Halberstam, ...

A copy of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address that was handwritten by the 16th president himself is going on display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield for ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – “Be sure to use the handrail,” national park guide Ronnie van Nostrand said as he led a small tour group upstairs in the only home Abraham Lincoln ever owned. “It’s ...

Abraham Lincoln held the nation’s highest office at a most crucial time in its young history. ... ABRAHAM LINCOLN OUR 16TH PRESIDENT 1861-1865 By . Jasmin K. Williams.