This speech is almost as easily recognizable as the man who wrote it. Abraham Lincoln, born in Illinois on February 12, 1809, is one of the most beloved presidents (if you aren’t a Confederate ...

Smithsonian American Art Museum Nancy Hanks and Boy Abraham Lincoln (#1) Smithsonian American Art Museum Lincoln Smithsonian American Art Museum Hon. Abraham Lincoln, Born in Kentucky, February 12, ...

He was a man of faint faith, and yet he is remembered as the greatest believer in American history. He was a man of jokes and gags, and yet he harbored more hurt, more sadness, more loss, than any ...

The ‘Symbolic Birth Cabin’ in the Memorial Building at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park near Hodgenville, Ky. The Memorial Building is a Beaux-Arts neo-classical building designed ...

President's Day, the next federal holiday on the calendar, is rapidly approaching. The holiday, which is celebrated annually on the third Monday of February, commemorates the births of two great ...