Before assassinating President Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth was a famous actor who once took the stage in Lexington.

Indiana's coin shows a young Lincoln sitting on a log, reading a book. It's meant to depict his time in Indiana from 1816 to ...

Pennies were among the first coins introduced by the U.S. Mint, a bureau of the Treasury Department, more than 230 years ago.

Kentucky's coin shows a log cabin similar to the one where Lincoln was born in 1809. The coin is meant to remind citizens ...

In a polarized age, Pope Leo's fluent American English with a Midwestern accent may be exactly what the church, our country ...

Abraham Lincoln, a symbol of perseverance, emphasized personal resolution as paramount to success. His famous quote, 'Always ...

On Nov 6th, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected president. And the rest is history.

Oh, Bernie. Bless his heart — or at least whatever part of it still thinks Abraham Lincoln was on Team Socialist. Yes, in a moment that can only be described as historical revisionism with extra ...

It was 1859. The analogies to the current state of American politics are not precise and even paradoxical. To begin with, John Brown, though crazy and bloodthirsty, was on the right side of history.

In August, history professor Michael Birkner gave a short speech in Evergreen Cemetery in Gettysburg, near where President Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous address in November 1863. The event was ...

This 64-pound solid silver statue was stolen from the Houmas House Estate in Darrow, Louisiana, had been cut up to be sold to pawn shops, officials say. Houmas House Estate & Gardens Facebook ...