Abraham Lincoln made a stopover at Cincinnati on his way to his inauguration in 1861, just as the nation was falling apart.

According to the photo's caption, pictured here are "A Rockwitz (312lbs), comedian Eddie Carvey (250lbs), David Burns (475lbs ...

A 1915 silent film about Abraham Lincoln was thought to be lost forev­er before being found in a warehouse on New York’s Long Island. Dan Martin, a summer intern at Historic Films Archive in Greenport ...

Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images National ... 40 times under Abraham Lincoln from 1861 to 1865—the largest multiple of increase in U.S. history. Of those who were president in either the 20th ...

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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) invites the public to remember President Lincoln’s birthday this month with free events at state historic sites around Illinois including Vandalia.

With February underway, Presidents' Day will soon be observed as the country's next federal holiday on the third Monday of ...

The city of Boonville is known for the iconic phrase, “Where Lincoln learned the law.” Residents could seen see an additional ...

Abraham Lincoln's wife was long attacked for everything from her spending to her lack of emotional restraint. But with two ...