The Fourth of July is a day for flags, of course, but consider another part of the patriotic display that’s taken for granted — the flagpole. It’s not the most interesting thing in the urban landscape ...

Learn about Abraham Lincoln (sixteenth president, 1861–1865) through museum art and artifacts from across the Smithsonian. The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery collection reflects many faces of ...

If he is chosen, Belardo plans to make his sculptures at Monumental Labs, the New York foundry run by Springut, who has said ...

A new bust of a young, clean-shaven Abraham Lincoln was unveiled at the East Peoria City Council meeting. Local artist Morgan Elser created the bust, depicting Lincoln before he grew his iconic ...

JANESVILLE Before he left Illinois to assume the presidency, Abraham Lincoln visited the graves of his father and stepmother. And it was John W. Baker, grandfather of Charleston resident Gale ...

by Jones, William Martin, 1842-1906 Publication date 1904 Topics Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Publisher Rochester, N.Y. : Press of R.W. Lace Collection lincolncollection; ...

Abraham Lincoln Usage Conditions Apply ... Object Details Artist George Henry Story, 22 Jan 1835 - 24 Nov 1923 Sitter Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865 Credit Line Owner: Lafayette College ...

Over 223 km from the state capital, the memorial will be built on the lines of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC in the ...

On April 26, 1865, Edward P. Doherty, one of the unheralded heroes of Irish American history, tracked down and killed Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth. Most people will know the name ...

Test your knowledge of American history and the Fourth of July with CNN’s Independence Day Quiz. And be sure to watch CNN’s ...

EUREKA - Eureka College is often associated with Ronald Reagan, but Abraham Lincoln was here first. Monday is the 150th anniversary of a visit by Lincoln, then a young lawyer making a stump speech ...