Lincoln led through crisis by aligning decisive action with a long horizon, turning the fight to save the Union into a moral ...

Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin County, Ky., on Feb. 12, 1809. His family moved to Indiana in 1816, and Lincoln lived there the rest of his youth. His mother died from a milk sickness when he was 9 ...

Few days changed the course of American history like April 15, 1865 — when Abraham Lincoln died after being shot by actor and Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth. WTOP’s Jimmy Alexander explores ...

There's little doubt that Abraham Lincoln was one of the most influential and important leaders ever elected to the White House. Yet his rise from obscurity to president wasn't all on the up and up.

After a long treatise on the illegality of secession, Lincoln closed with a single flourish. His plea to the “better angels ...

WASHINGTON -- For just about everybody in the U.S., it's a three-day weekend as America celebrates its 139th Presidents Day. But how much do we really know about the men who've held America's top job?

In these difficult times, it is useful to remember the words of Abraham Lincoln, one of the most insightful and courageous individuals ever to serve as president of the United States. His second ...

(WXYZ) — Friday marks the 158th anniversary of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. He was shot sitting in a chair at Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865 ...