Contrasting the tipples of the time, Abraham Lincoln's favorite drink was simple and totally on brand, and you can still sip ...

On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered a powerful 272-word speech, later known as the Gettysburg Address, dedicating a ...

Perhaps your history teachers failed to alert you to these Civil War facts: Jefferson Davis nearly got mugged by an angry female mob; Abraham Lincoln loved the Confederate anthem "Dixie," and Paul ...

In the last days of a devastating civil war, President Abraham Lincoln's thoughts turned to passages in William Shakespeare's "Macbeth." It was his favorite Shakespeare play. In a letter to an actor, ...

Author Robert Watson provided a short overview about the Civil War during the summer of 1864 and the near invasion of Washington, D.C., by Confederate forces. The National Civil War Museum in ...

The African American Civil War Memorial Museum (AACWM) held its annual Reading of the Names on Nov. 11, honoring more than 200,000 United States Colored Troops. While the event marked a major moment ...

Though Lincoln himself was not Jewish, his words of support drawn from the faith of history’s first Jew continue to serve as ...

Apple TV's Manhunt is a gripping historical thriller that follows the intense search for Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John ...

As time passes, history often becomes blurred. Stories are retold, facts are altered, and over generations, popular belief ...

In a quiet testament to his friend, Abraham Linc personally handled William Johnson's wages and paid for his coffin.