Little Lincoln Winship received this Abraham Lincoln postcard from his parents on his third birthday in 1912.

Chuck Schultz, the former mayor of Quincy, Illinois, talks about the importance of the Lincoln-Douglas debates in shaping Abraham Lincoln's career - and American history. IE 11 is not supported.

Abraham Lincoln issued the "preliminary" Emancipation Proclamation on this day in history, Sept. 22, 1862, announcing the slaves would be freed on Jan. 1, 1863.

Abraham Lincoln embodied everything that’s great about America: He was courageous, compassionate, wise and quite likely gay. “Lover of Men” (in theaters now) is a revealing new documentary ...

The Lincoln Presidential Foundation is in debt, so it is putting more than 100 of its artifacts up for auction. The collection’s original owner is “appalled.” ...

More than 1,000 high-resolution photos connected to Abraham Lincoln are now available online. The images have previously only been seen by researchers. News Sports Entertainment Lifestyle Opinion ...

Abraham Lincoln was born on this day in 1809 in Kentucky. He would go on to rank among the best presidents in U.S. history, and he still makes news headlines when referenced by today's politicians ...

Abraham Lincoln’s bloodstained gloves from the night of his assassination among 144 artifacts on auction By . Associated Press. Published May 22, 2025, 7:37 a.m. ET.

The white leather gloves are stained with blood from the night Abraham Lincoln wore them to the theater. Even on a celebratory night marking an end to war, Lincoln disliked donning the flashy bit ...

A pair of blood-stained gloves that Abraham Lincoln had when he was assassinated at Freeman’s-Hindman Auction House in West Loop, Chicago, May 15, 2025 (Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times via AP ...

Deep dive into Abraham Lincoln, who sewed pigs' eyes shut, and his cruelty to/compassion for animals. In a campaign biography, Lincoln recalled a "humorous" tale in which he sewed pigs' eyes shut.