Turns out a Trump renovation wasn’t the scariest thing to have happened in the historic room. Reporter A long-serving White House usher has shared a ghastly ghost story involving Abraham Lincoln, the ...

Portrait of American President Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865) (painted by George P. Healy, mid-late 1800s), (Photo by Katherine Young/Getty Images) In his 2007 book “Land of Lincoln: Adventures in ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The short, handwritten note is a typical letter of reference for a man seeking a job. But the author is the president of the United States. It is also 1861, and the job seeker ...

Nov. 6 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1860, Republican Abraham Lincoln was elected 16th president of the United States. In 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederate States of ...

Inside View: Ignore the haters pushing a revisionist history, and recognize the American experiment for the success that it is. As the U.S. nears its 250th birthday, you would think the most basic ...

It was 1859. The analogies to the current state of American politics are not precise and even paradoxical. To begin with, John Brown, though crazy and bloodthirsty, was on the right side of history.

With Halloween just 13 days away, Lincoln Park is gearing up for its annual Ghost Walk, a popular haunting experience that highlights the city’s spooky history. The event is organized by the Lincoln ...

LINCOLN — A man died after being struck by an Amtrak train in Lincoln early Monday, police said. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Sorry, an ...

In our era, they might seem like performative gestures for the president. A quiet visit with the wife of a wounded soldier. A conversation with a battlefield nurse or a kitchen worker. A hand extended ...