Most commonly revered as the United States president who freed the slaves, Abraham Lincoln is known for something different in Indian Country. On this day 163 years ago, 38 Dakota men were hanged ...

For almost a century, Lincoln Motor Company paid homage to our 16th president in name only – hoping the mere mention of the man who saved the Union and abolished slavery would somehow cast an aura of ...

A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln is available for public viewing at the Abraham ...

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in a one-room log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky. He had limited formal ...

Lincoln lying in state after his assassination. Lincoln signed the proclamation ordering the end of slavery on Jan. 1 ...

The president was shot while he was attending a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theatre in D.C. During one of the funniest lines of the play, Booth entered the presidential box — and ...

President Abraham Lincoln was asked to speak at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg. On that day, Nov. 19, 1863, Lincoln gave a 2-minute, 272-word speech that The Patriot ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. As films and television shows continue to honor the historic life and political ...

Abraham Lincoln's romantic life is getting a close-up. PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at the trailer for the upcoming documentary Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln, which peels ...

President Abraham Lincoln’s powerful Thanksgiving proclamation, issued amid the carnage of the Civil War, gave the holiday its statement of purpose. It is "to set apart and observe the last Thursday ...

Hundreds of people gathered near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. over the past weekend to mourn the death of the ...