Historians have long debated the sexuality of the 16th president, who had a deeply personal relationship with a male friend named Joshua Speed ...

He is perhaps best known for his honesty — but a lesser-known fact about Abraham Lincoln is that the 16th president of the United States battled severe depression during his lifetime. Dr. Chris Tuell, ...

As films and television shows continue to honor the historic life and political accomplishments of President Abraham Lincoln, there sadly seems to be a lack of details of the events before and after ...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - President Abraham Lincoln died from a gunshot wound to the head at 7:22 a.m. on April 15, 1865. John Wilkes Booth shot President Lincoln while he and his wife were watching the ...

On a Tuesday evening in the nation’s capital, a clock chimes loudly just as Harold Holzer is about to make a point. “There’s Lincoln, echoing,” Holzer says. The quip draws laughs from a crowd packed ...

Oh Good, Bombing Iran Some More? Today marks the 216th birthday of our first Republican president, and at least arguably the nation’s greatest president: Abraham Lincoln. There are a great many ...

President Abraham Lincoln. (Photo by Time Life Pictures/Mansell/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images) The trouble with writing about Abraham Lincoln is that everybody thinks they’re an expert. “What else ...

Abraham Lincoln was born on this day in 1809 in Kentucky. He would go on to rank among the best presidents in U.S. history, and he still makes news headlines when referenced by today's politicians.