When President Abraham Lincoln's assassin was tracked down and fatally shot, among the items found on him was a daybook diary ...

Ever wondered about the origins of the Abraham Lincoln sculpture seated on a bench in downtown Bloomington? Here's a look back at its roots in the city's sesquicentennial celebration on July 1, 2000.

The Turning Point USA Action Summit made one thing clear: The MAGA movement’s youth are no longer content with silence. I ...

COMMENTARY By likening Trump's immigrant-demonization crusade to Lincoln's abolition of slavery, Miami U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar risks discrediting her own Lincolnesque immigration reform ...

Third book in planned five-part series from local author Jan Jacobi, “Lincoln and Douglas” deals with Lincoln's historic debates with rival Stephen A. Douglas.

On July 4, 2026, the United States turns 250. Amid fireworks and fanfare, the day invites reflection on a nation shaped by bold ideals, hard-won progress, and enduring contradictions ...

President Abraham Lincoln faced a problem. He had already decided that captured Confederate soldiers would not be executed, even though they killed northern civilians and Union soldiers in battle.

Summary This multiple biography is centered on Lincoln's mastery of men and how it shaped the most significant presidency in the nation's history. Historian Goodwin illuminates Lincoln's political ...

On Good Friday, 1865, a man entered his room in Washington’s National Hotel. He’d be leaving on a one-way trip in a few hours.

Abraham Lincoln furiously scribbled in Springfield on June 27, 1858, firing off a gruff note to the editor-in-chief of the Chicago Press & Tribune, then in business for only 11 years.

Why do coaches coach? Commander of USS Abraham Lincoln gives reason From left to right: Joe McNab, Dan Keeler, Kevin Rooney and Jeff Kraemer.

Today, Mountain State residents celebrate another proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln. On Jan. 1, 1863, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation. On June 20, 1863, he declared that ...