Major General John C. Fremont issued an emancipation proclamation in St. Louis, freeing slaves in Missouri, a bold move that ...

Stephen Potter, a retired regional archaeologist for the service’s national capital region, cataloged some of the graffiti in ...

Before he became the president that carried America through the Civil War and emancipated the nation's slaves, Abraham ...

Last summer, an intern named Dan Martin at the Historic Films Archive in Greenport, New York, made an unexpected discovery. [ ...

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

The new musical explores the complex friendship between the president and the famed abolitionist. We spoke with co-lyricist ...

The bold stage show '3 Summers of Lincoln' — starring Ivan Hernandez, Quentin Earl Darrington, Carmen Cusack and Saycon ...

Massachusetts is home to the oldest drum company in the United States and one of the oldest in the world. Noble and Cooley in ...

When we think of the most legendary presidents our nation has had, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, ...

On Presidents Day we are reminded of Abraham Lincoln’s commitment to reconciliation and rehabilitation, rather than retribution and revenge, as a mark of leadership.

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

Union Pacific has marked Presidents Day by announcing plans for a locomotive to honor the nation’s 16th president, Abraham ...