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A letter President Abraham Lincoln wrote to a boy whose friends didn't believe he had met the commander in chief is being sold in Philadelphia.
Three historic documents that distinguished Abraham Lincoln's presidency will be on rare display at Cornell University.
Abraham Lincoln visited New York City only five times in his life, and only once as president, yet the growing 19th-century metropolis played a central role in burnishing his enduring public image.
Robert Redford is getting back into the Washington scene with a film about a woman executed as an accessory in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln got a present Thursday for his 200th birthday — or, technically, 319 million presents.
Abraham Lincoln's hometown looked back Thursday at a long-ignored horror story, as officials dedicated a sculpture commemorating the 1908 riot in which white mobs lynched and terrorized black residents.
Environmentalists using park service rock anchors scaled Mount Rushmore on Wednesday and unfurled a banner along President Abraham Lincoln's face challenging America's leaders to stop global warming.
President Obama launched his campaign from Abraham Lincoln's hometown, used his Bible to be sworn in and quotes Lincoln at the drop of a stovepipe hat.
A rare Abraham Lincoln stamp that was stolen from Indiana in 1967 and surfaced 39 years later in Chicago has sold at auction for more than $430,000.
Text of the letter written by Abraham Lincoln that the National Archives added to its collection on Thursday.
The National Archives on Thursday added to its collection a short letter written by President Abraham Lincoln to help an ousted U.S. Mint director who was the son-in-law of a Republican senator.
A gold and silver Tiffany pitcher that dates to Abraham Lincoln's first inauguration in 1861 is to be auctioned next month and could fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The off-Broadway revival of Norman Corwin's 1959 political drama, "The Rivalry" is quite timely during this 2009 bicentennial celebration of Abraham Lincoln's birth.
A rare Abraham Lincoln stamp that was stolen from an Indiana collector in 1967 and surfaced 39 years later in Chicago will be sold at auction in New York next month.
David Herbert Donald, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of the Civil War and American South whose expertise on Abraham Lincoln brought him a wide general audience and reverence from his peers, has died. He was 88.
Nearly 3,000 people gathered at a southern Indiana park for the release of a new penny that pays homage to Abraham Lincoln's years as a Hoosier.
Abraham Lincoln rises from his chair at his memorial to keep the peace among warring characters from history who came to life in the premiere of the film, "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian."
The head of a Philadelphia museum says its sample of Abraham Lincoln's blood may get DNA testing, but some questions must be answered first.
First lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday reflected on her own family's rise from slavery to the White House as she helped to unveil a statue of abolitionist Sojourner Truth — the first black woman to be so honored at the Capitol.
John Sotos has a theory about why Abraham Lincoln was so tall, why he appeared to have lumps on his lips and even why he had gastrointestinal problems.
A Georgia man's collection of more than 10,000 Abraham Lincoln stamps has sold at auction in New York City for a total of nearly $2 million.
For nearly 150 years, a story has circulated about a hidden Civil War message engraved inside Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch. On Tuesday, museum curators confirmed it was true. A watchmaker used tiny tools to carefully pry open the antique watch at the National Museum of American History, and a descendant of the engraver read aloud the message from a metal plate underneath the watch face.
A collector believes a photograph from a private album of Civil War Gen. Ulysses S. Grant shows President Abraham Lincoln in front of the White House and could be the last image taken of him before he was assassinated in 1865.
Just days after the nation honored the 200th anniversary of his birth, 65 historians ranked Abraham Lincoln as the nation's best president.
Thanksgiving's surprising Civil War rootsWhile its mythology might lead us to imagine America has been celebrating it ever since the Pilgrims joined with their Indian neighbors to throw a feast of gratitude after surviving a brutal winter, Thanksgiving as a national U.S.
Today's GOP a political bedlam - Would the likes of Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, or Everett Dirksen feel comfortable in today's party?I find myself wondering today whether Abraham Lincoln would feel comfortable in the Republican Party of 2009. I wonder if Teddy Roosevelt would. Or Everett Dirksen.
The Despot Named LincolnThe idolatry of Lincoln justifies the idolatry of the federal government and its continual disregard for the Constitution.
Robert Redford to direct Abraham Lincoln assassination drama Robert Redford's historical drama about the aftermath of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln looks set to get under way.
Obama's Summer of Discontent By FOUAD AJAMIMr. Ajami commented, "Those protesters in those town-hall meetings have served notice that Mr. Obama's charismatic moment has passed. Once again, the belief in that American exception that set this nation apart from other lands is re-emerging.
Is Michael Jackson's Body Safe? True Stories of Celebrity Corpse Kidnappings...According to a strange article last week on CBS News, the Jackson family chose the site because they were terrified that fans might try to kidnap MJ's corpse. While that may sound bizarre, famous corpses have been kidnapped before.
Health Reform and the Tax Pledge by Karl RovePolling and focus groups have led the president astray on his top priority..
I truly think that many of the complicated issues of the day that our politicians are wrestling with could be better understood and resolved if the following principles were remembered:
Historian and Lincoln biographer David Herbert Donald Dies at 88"David Herbert Donald, a historian and biographer who won two Pulitzer Prizes and was a preeminent scholar of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, died May 17 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston while awaiting heart surgery.
Animatronic Obama Going to Disney World With High-Tech Style More specifically, it was an audio-animatronic representation of the president, as imagined by the Walt Disney Company, and assembled with the direct involvement of the White House staff — and of Mr. Obama himself.
Lincoln's blood may reveal mysterious maladiesA museum in Philadelphia plans to submit a sample of Abraham Lincoln's blood to scientific analysis in hopes of shedding light on the mysterious ailments that afflicted the 16th US president.
Identity Politics and the Supreme Court W.E.B. Du Bois was quick to endorse the appointment of Louis Brandeis to the Supreme Court. "As a Jew," Du Bois said, quoting Isaiah, Brandeis knows the experience of "being despised and rejected of men."
Scientist Wants to Test Abraham Lincoln's Bloodstained Pillow for CancerCardiologist and author John Sotos has a theory about why Abraham Lincoln was so tall, why he appeared to have lumps on his lips and even why he had gastrointestinal problems.
Abraham Lincoln was Born a Muslim, Says Film MakerFilm Maker says that Lincoln's stances on freedom, anti-slavery, etc. make him a Muslim.
While watching Book TV on C-SPAN, I listened to an interview with Paul Escott, author of What Shall We Do With The Negro?, and was taken aback by his claim that Abraham Lincoln signed another version of the 13th Amendment that actually ensured that slavery would not be interfered …
Pilot 'screamed in horror' when jet hit homeA military pilot who ejected from a crippled fighter over a San Diego neighborhood "screamed in horror" when he saw the jet had crashed into a home, according to documents released Tuesday.
The Legend Behind a Lincoln Watch Whose Time for Truth Has Finally ComeFor nearly 150 years, Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch has been rumored to carry a secret message, allegedly written by an Irish immigrant and watchmaker named Jonathan Dillon.
Hidden Message Found in Lincoln Pocket-WatchFor more than 150 years, Abraham Lincoln's pocket-watch has been rumored to carry a secret message, supposedly written by an Irish immigrant and watchmaker named Jonathan Dillon.
Student Finds Rare Lincoln FingerprintScienceDaily (Feb. 22, 2009) — A student at Miami University has discovered what experts say is a fingerprint belonging to Abraham Lincoln from nearly 150 years ago.
A Growing Appreciation for LincolnI would imagine most people think that American blacks would have a profound sense of gratitude for the 16th President whose signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, freed slaves south of the Mason-Dixon line.
Kentucky-Born Journalist Founded NAACPThis is from the Courier-Journal's ongoing series focused on Black History for the month of February. Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky 200 years ago. 100 years ago, a native Kentuckian founded the NAACP.
Biographer Ronald C. White traces the spiritual and intellectual evolution of Abraham LincolnSome 60 titles have been released in the past few months alone, estimates Lincoln biographer James Swanson.
Every Known Photograph Of Abraham LincolnHere, supposedly, is every known photo of Abraham Lincoln, all set to three songs in this seven-minute video:
Laura Flanders: Reconstruction Now!President Barack Obama ended his first prime time press conference on the "I" word. "When I hear people just saying we don't need to do anything...then what I get a sense of is that there is some ideological blockage there that needs to be cleared up."
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