Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham Lincoln are mammoth, yet simple to describe: he confronted the secession of the South and the dissolution of the Union with all the political ...

For all his modesty and wartime preoccupation, the 16th president was one of the most photographed men of his time, with a ...

Norman Hapgood, son of Alton's Hapgood Plow Factory founder, featured Lincoln's rare portrait and autobiography in his 1899 ...

President Lincoln, regarded by historians as one of the best presidents in history, was born on this day in 1809. He is ...

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

Their decision is expected over the next couple of weeks, before the end of the month.

It’s a question that has plagued historians and journalists for decades. Now, the perpetual debate has reared its head once ...

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“Abraham Lincoln: His Life in Print” is on view ... Visitors can see artifacts representing some of Lincoln’s biggest accomplishments, including the only version of the Emancipation ...

Harry Funk Saturday, June 15, 2024 12:01 p.m. | Saturday, June 15, 2024 12:01 p.m. Literacy lives on at Abraham Lincoln Elementary ... kids and celebrate their accomplishments throughout the ...

Considered one of the nation's greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln remains a tragic historical figure, gunned down by an assassin just days after winning the nation's bloodiest war. A Republican ...

Lincoln had struggled to heal the wounds of war, yet he became one of its last victims, and the war left the country no less divided. Abraham Lincoln grew up on the American frontier. Born in a ...