On this day in history, groundbreaking started for the Lincoln Memorial in D.C. Crews started construction of the Lincoln ...

That All Men Are Created Equal” features bills of sale, reward posters and more to explain slavery’s role in the Civil War, ...

In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” WTOP’s Matt Kaufax tracks down the hidden features around the Lincoln Memorial.

While some Republicans want to put Donald Trump onto Mt. Rushmore, historians often change their views of presidents over ...

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 ...

President Lincoln, regarded by historians as one of the best presidents in history, was born on this day in 1809. He is ...

It was Theodore Roosevelt — a lifelong admirer of Abraham Lincoln — who ordered the U.S. Mint to introduce copper pennies ...

The Lincoln Memorial has been the site of historic moments in American civil rights history, and a museum set to open in 2026 will highlight how the memorial became a platform for the First ...

Greatness often comes quietly and obscurely. Abraham Lincoln, America’s 16th president, was born on Sunday morning Feb. 12, ...

The Simsbury Historical Society is hosting an Abraham Lincoln re-enactor who will perform a show tonight (Feb. 12) at Eno ...

Abraham Lincoln Library & Museum (ALLM) will commemorate the 216th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth with a special ...

City of Hornell: City Hall will be closed on Feb. 17, 2025 for Presidents’ Day. Hornell Public Library: The library will be ...