Abraham Lincoln said goodbye to his friend for the last time as they left the meeting that afternoon. It was Friday, April 14 ...

On April 15, 1861, after Fort Sumter fell to Confederate Army forces, Pres. Abraham Lincoln issued his call to arms for ...

An X user posted pictures of the two and asked, 'Did you know that actor Tom Hanks is actually related to former US President ...

Once war broke out, the pair became friends and remained so until Lincoln’s assassination in April 1865. He is the only president to hold a patent Abraham Lincoln is the only U.S. president to ...

The film recounts the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln, focusing on his assassination at Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865, shortly after the Civil War ended. It details his humble beginnings in ...

Betty Gilpin is currently playing the titular character in the hit musical, which follows Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks ...

Presidents Day offers a valuable opportunity to revisit Abraham Lincoln’s leadership ... In the early spring of 1865, Lincoln had leverage. He was at the peak of his power.

Mary served as the First Lady of the United States from 1861 until the assassination of her husband, President Abraham Lincoln, in 1865. The First Lady Lincoln staunchly supported her husband's ...

On Jan. 1, 1863, Lincoln declared that all enslaved people in states rebelling against the Union “are, and henceforward shall be free.” He issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation in ...