Abraham Lincoln made a stopover at Cincinnati on his way to his inauguration in 1861, just as the nation was falling apart.

When Abraham Lincoln was preparing his speech for his second inaugural in 1865, historians think he cut the sentences and paragraphs from a printed draft and pasted them onto the copy he planned to ...

Images from the inauguration show President Trump did not put his hand on a Bible as he was sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. It is not required in the Constitution.

A photograph from an unknown photographer showing participants and the crowd at the first inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln at the U.S. Capitol. Credit: Library of Congress Cityscape ...

including one used by former President Abraham Lincoln. This striking gesture echoes a precedent set by Obama, who also used two Bibles - including Lincoln's - for his second inauguration in 2013.

History enthusiasts and community members are invited to participate in two significant events hosted by the Battle of ...

Abraham Lincoln loved to eat—and he also wasn’t afraid to throw on an apron and cook. Here are a few of the foods he enjoyed ...

What a difference a year makes—or in this case just four weeks since Trump’s inauguration—regarding the state of the nation ...

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

This year 158 students submitted essays addressing this year’s topic: how the writer has seen the country’s polarization ...