On April 15, 1865, the Civil War had just ended, the 16th U.S. president had been killed. How would Americans respond?

he told the crowd at the Springfield railroad station that he confronted challenges equal only to those that had faced the nation’s first president: Washington had had to create a nation; Lincoln now ...

he switched parties becoming the first Republican president of the United States. In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln ran against John C. Breckinridge (Southern Democrat), John Bell ...

NMAH/SI Upon hearing the name Abraham Lincoln, many images may come to mind: rail-splitter, country lawyer, young congressman, embattled president, Great Emancipator, assassin's victim ...

This film narrates the life of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of ... It highlights his opposition to slavery, his election as president during a tumultuous time, and his leadership during ...

America’s presidential election is still more than a month ... the life and legacy of the country’s 16th president: Abraham Lincoln. A new exhibition—“Abraham Lincoln: His Life in Print ...

IDAHO FALLS – Abraham Lincoln said goodbye to his friend ... His views were so well expressed, Leroy said, that it led to his ...

It seems like a new biography of President Abraham Lincoln comes out every few years, trying to discern new perspectives of ...

A Wilton auction house is offering a collection of more than 60 lots of items pertaining to the 16th president of the United ...

The film recounts the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln ... including his opposition to slavery, and his election as the 16th president of the United States. The narrative highlights key moments ...