In grade school, I lived in Springfield, Illinois. When family or friends visited, we would invariably take them to see ...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum kicked off its Independence Day celebration by unveiling a rare 21-star flag, marking Illinois' entry as the ...

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Griffin paid a record $13.7M for the 13th Amendment and $4.4 million for the Emancipation Proclamation. Both documents were ...

Citadel founder Ken Griffin paid $18.1 million for copies of the 13th Amendment and the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln.

Billionaire Art Collector Ken Griffin Buys Lincoln's Handwritten Copy of 13th Amendment for $13.7 M. Billionaire Kenneth C.

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

A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln -- the highlight of a fascinating catalog -- sold at a Sotheby’s auction for $12 million.

A pair of leather gloves worn by President Abraham Lincoln to Ford’s Theater on the night of his assassination fetched $1.5 million at auction this week, part of a trove of relics from his life ...

Lincoln wanted to understand proof in a deeper way, and so he began studying a math book called “The Elements.” This book was written about 2,300 years ago, by a Greek scholar named Euclid.

Explore Abraham Lincoln’s Life and Legacy Through Rare Copies of Historic Books and Documents A new exhibition in New York City uses more than 200 texts and artifacts to contemplate Lincoln’s ...

Bates went from 48 to 35. The first tally, second, and third, and then 254, and he won, and that's why there's an Abraham Lincoln Book Shop today," Weinberg said.