Mounted cavalry troops lined the streets from the president-elect’s hotel to the Capitol, and sharpshooters stood on rooftops along the route. Despite some early raw and windy weather, and the ongoing threat of violence, there was no talk of moving the presidential inauguration indoors.

Some U.S. presidents are well-known for their love of drinking alcohol. But was Abraham Lincoln one of them, or was his favorite drink surprisingly different?

Brill went further with psychohistory at the 1931 American Psychiatric Association convention when he gave a paper called “Lincoln as a Humorist.” President Lincoln and other past presidents had already been posthumously psychoanalyzed, but Brill took psychohistory to a new level with his reading of the Great Emancipator.

Wayne L. Scott has been portraying President Abraham Lincoln for 26 years, sharing Lincoln's legacy with people across the country, and recently had the privilege of delivering the Gettysburg Address at the Lincoln Memorial.

Abraham Lincoln was left speechless by this mind-bending magic trick! It’s a story you’ve never heard before. Watch as we reveal the secret behind the trick that even fooled Honest Abe.

President Abraham Lincoln’s influential legacy in the creation of Idaho will be celebrated on March 5 at the Museum of Idaho. The free event starts at 7 p.m. and commemorates the day Lincoln signed the Idaho Territorial Act,

ST. LOUIS – In 1861, Major General John C. Fremont issued an emancipation proclamation in St. Louis, freeing slaves in Missouri, a bold move that predated President Abraham Lincoln’s more famous Emancipation Proclamation by two years. Fremont ...

When you think about famous figures in American history, there are many many names to take into consideration but two in particular that always seem to stand out - Abraham Lincoln and Benjamin Franklin.

Two supplemental volumes of "The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln" are being made available online by the Abraham Lincoln Association.

The new musical explores the complex friendship between the president and the famed abolitionist. We spoke with co-lyricist and co-choreographer Daniel J. Watts about the creative process behind the production.

But Gettysburg has also been a symbol of America’s commitments to freedom and democracy, thanks to the immortal speech that Abraham Lincoln delivered there on Nov. 19, 1863. Trump’s comments ...