Lincoln was convinced that within the branches of government, the presidency alone was empowered not only to uphold the Constitution, but also to preserve, protect, and defend it.

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'S FUNERAL included a wake for the late president held on Cleveland's Public Square on 28 Apr. 1865. Lincoln had been assassinated in Washington, DC, on 14 Apr. Cleveland was one stop ...

On a day that marked a new and happy beginning to Lincoln's life, John Wilkes Booth was plotting to make it the president's last.

On this day in history, Feb. 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln — America's 16th president — was born in Kentucky. He spent his childhood in the wilderness of 19th-century Indiana before becoming a ...

Abraham Lincoln made a stopover at Cincinnati on his way to his inauguration in 1861, just as the nation was falling apart.

Abraham Lincoln, on this day in history, Nov. 21, 1864, supposedly sent sincerest condolences to Lydia Bixby, who allegedly lost five sons in the Civil War. The letter is not without controversy.

From George Washington and Abraham Lincoln to Franklin Roosevelt, the date for Thanksgiving has changed, much to the dismay of some.

President Abraham Lincoln died on this day, April 15, 1865, about nine hours after he was shot by actor John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln and his wife had been watching a play at Ford's Theatre in D.C.

Abraham Lincoln once described his childhood as “the short and simple annals of the poor.” Born in a small log cabin in what was then the western frontier, Lincoln fell in love with books at a ...

In this lesson, students interrogate their own assumptions about Abraham Lincoln in order to arrive at a deeper understanding of who Lincoln was. They investigate primary source documents in order ...