Black History Month is observed throughout the month of February each year. Here's why the month was chosen.
Samuel J. Seymour was just five years old when he sat in the balcony at Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865 and heard the ...
Historian Allen Guelzo will speak at Lincoln’s 217th birthday banquet Feb. 12 in Springfield. A free symposium follows on Feb ...
In 1862, in the midst of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act and set off an education revolution. The Act established land-grant colleges across the country, democratizing ...
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Mary Todd Lincoln Served This Cake To Abraham Lincoln To Win Him Over During Their Courting
Former President Abraham Lincoln's life is well documented, from his early days as a child to his iconic tall, black hat. Historians even know some of his food habits, including his surprising ...
The foundation that supports the library is struggling to pay off a 2007 loan. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum may lose a few of the famed president's key artifacts -- such as a ...
A kindergarten art teacher has left internet viewers in stitches after sharing her students' unexpectedly emotional reaction to learning about the fate of former President Abraham Lincoln. One child ...
President Abraham Lincoln issued his famous “Proclamation of Thanksgiving” on Oct. 3, 1863, with the Civil War still raging. As is our annual tradition, we reproduce the text below in commemoration of ...
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