In addition to being president, Abraham Lincoln was the post-master of New Salem; he also offered services as a wood chopper, county deputy surveyor, and lawyer. Abraham Lincoln was born in a one-room ...

February 1,1865 will forever be one of celebration. That’s the day that president Abraham Lincoln signed the 13th amendment ...

When Lincoln left Illinois and headed east for his inauguration, he told the crowd at the Springfield railroad station that he confronted challenges equal only to those that had faced the nation’s ...

Considered one of the nation's greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln remains a ... In his acceptance speech, Lincoln criticized President Buchanan, denounced slavery, and declared "a house divided ...

On Feb. 1, 1790, the U.S. Supreme Court convened in New York City for its first session. Only three of the six justices were ...

National Freedom Day was first observed in 1949 after sitting president Harry Truman called for its recognition in June of 1948. February 1 is the anniversary of President Lincoln’s signing of the ...

Dr. Jamal Touré discusses National Freedom Day, a United States observance on February 1 honoring the signing by President Abraham Lincoln of a resolution abolishing ...

Abraham Lincoln richly deserves his own day instead of getting mashed into the employer-convenient “President's Day ... for the slavery-ending 13th, 14th and 15th amendments.

Lincoln had struggled to heal the wounds of war, yet he became one of its last victims, and the war left the country no less divided. Abraham Lincoln ... Grant, the president found his man.