February 12 marks the birth of one of the greatest leaders of the United States of America. On February 12, 1809 one person ...

Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War will be the topic of the next — and next-to-last — Trumbull Town Hall lecture. Louis Masur, a professor of American Studies and History at Rutgers University, will ...

On April 15, 1861, after Fort Sumter fell to Confederate Army forces, Pres. Abraham Lincoln issued his call to arms for ...

Before his untimely assassination at age 56 and prior to his career as a lawyer Abraham Lincoln excelled at wrestling. Born in 1809, Lincoln was living in New Salem, Illinois by 1831. Then in his ...

The cover of 'Nance: A Girl of Color and Her Lawyer Abraham Lincoln,' a new book by Kevin Orlin Johnson. It details the case ...

The county was named for Elmer Scipio Dundy who was born in Ohio in 1830, and taught school in Pennsylvania while studying law. Admitted to the bar in 1853, Dundy arrived in Nebraska by steamboat and ...

If you're looking to enjoy a slice of pie at a slice of history, look no further than this down-home restaurant in Indiana ...