Historians consistently rank Abraham Lincoln as the greatest U.S. president. Without his leadership and political brilliance, ...

Upon learning their mother died he remarked ... Why did he do that? Why did Abraham Lincoln pardon a turkey? In general, Lincoln was a big softie, especially when it came to his kids.

Here his mother died and his father married again ... From this year 1832 we enter upon the public life of Abraham Lincoln. He was twenty-three years of age only, and yet it was thought that ...

The following events occurred this week in West Virginia history: Feb. 5, 1784: Nancy Hanks, the mother of Abraham Lincoln, ...

Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham Lincoln are mammoth, yet simple to describe: he confronted the secession of the South and the dissolution of the Union with all the political ...