What's it like to witness the last journey of a murdered president? Lincoln's assassination left Americans shocked and grief-stricken. But it also opened the door for opportunistic criminals.

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Abraham sacrifices Isaac. Chromolithograph based on a drawing (1860) by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (German painter, 1794 – 1872), published ca. 1880. ZU_09/Getty Images We have been horrified in ...

The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 was a watershed moment in American history, changing forever the political and social landscape of the nation. Coming at a time when the nation was divided over ...

One person is dead following a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon in Lincoln. Poll Deals Another Major Blow to Congress Scientists Studied 'SuperAgers' For 25 Years And Found That They All Have This 1 ...