Before his historic presidency and before the legendary Lincoln-Douglas debates that would define his political rise, Abraham ...

Abraham Lincoln died 160 years ago today at Ford’s Theater, cut down by the rabidly pro-slavery actor named John Wilkes Booth. With Lincoln on that fateful night were several Irish, including ...

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PETERSBURG, Ill. (AP) — Before his famous debates, before the Civil War rent the nation, before he helped end slavery and before his tragic assassination, Abraham Lincoln had New Salem.