Mr. Wilson received the 1999 Lincoln Award for his book [Honor's Voice: The Transformation of Abraham Lincoln], published by Alfred A. Knopf. He talked about his book and described the young ...

Lincoln, left, inn 1860, and right, in 1865, two months before his assassination. In his impromptu remarks on the evening of April 10, 1865, Lincoln had taken care to thank General Ulysses S ...

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, in a stirring call to spiritual unity amid the carnage of the Civil War, issued his emotionally powerful Thanksgiving proclamation on this day in history, Oct. 3, 1863. The ...

National Park Service employees dust the statue of President Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in May 2022. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post) I decided, the other evening, to walk to the ...

Abraham Lincoln was born on this day in 1809 in Kentucky. He would go on to rank among the best presidents in U.S. history, and he still makes news headlines when referenced by today's politicians ...