In the 1828 presidential election, Gen. Andrew Jackson denied John Quincy Adams a second term in office. Before coming to Washington from Tennessee, Old Hickory’s beloved wife Rachel died suddenly. To ...

He will be well and long remembered.” Those gathered for Simpson’s memorial service recounted a man of enormous wit and kindness whose hilarious observations helped ease life’s troubles.  “Al ...

This penny holds historical importance, having been introduced in 1909 to commemorate President Abraham Lincoln's 100th birthday, featuring his profile on one side and wheat stalks on the other.

Looking at a picture of Abraham Lincoln in October 1860 ... Taken by Alexander Gardner in February 1865, it is a close-up. Lincoln looks off to the side. You can see the strain of his presidency ...

He quotes Abraham Lincoln on his opposition to the decision in Dred Scott (1857), which he vowed at the time to reverse through legal means. But Lincoln was referring to a decision from the ...

Call it “the Oh, Mary! effect” as questions around Abraham Lincoln’s sexuality are really having a moment in the culture, from Cole Escola’s hit Broadway show to last year’s documentary ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Abraham Lincoln, right, and Stephen Douglas are depicted debating at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., ...

He was there to discuss the possibility of painting a 42-by-25-foot mural of Abraham Lincoln on the side of the newly renovated building. A mural of this nature would represent another part of ...

“And, sure enough, when he was president, Abraham Lincoln issued passports to blacks in the Western territory of the U.S., in direct defiance, actually, of the Dred Scott case.” The lawyer ...

Koble also is writing a children's book about Lincoln's visit to Girard Station and other local history. LAKE CITY — A bronze tablet mounted on red granite will commemorate Abraham Lincoln's ...

Abraham Lincoln ... As a youngster in Lincoln, Nebraska, I stood before the statue of the president gracing the west side of the towering state capitol and soaked up the words of his Gettysburg ...