Ford's Theater is marking America250 with a production of the play "1776," bringing history full circle at the venue where ...

Last photograph of Abraham Lincoln, (1809-1865), 16th president of the United States of America, April 1865. Last photograph ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tom Hanks is set to play U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in the movie adaptation of the 2017 novel Lincoln in the Bardo. The ...

Very few figures in American history are as iconic as the 16th President, Abraham Lincoln. Before he served in the top office of the U.S., among other achievements, Lincoln was voted into the Illinois ...

Portraying President Abraham Lincoln has led actors to great acclaim. In 2013, Daniel Day-Lewis won his third acting Oscar for playing the 16th U.S. president in Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln. Now, ...

A handwritten letter of reference penned by President Abraham Lincoln in 1861 just two weeks into his first term is now on public display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. The ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The short, handwritten note is a typical letter of reference for a man seeking a job. But the author is the president of the United States. Other WRAL Top Stories It is also ...

U.S. Presidents of the past have often been known to drink, some more than others. George Washington and Ulysses S. Grant were both on the boozier side of the scale. The first president loved Madeira ...

A rare American flag that draped President Abraham Lincoln's casket during his 1865 funeral procession has found a new home ...

Tom Hanks is set to star in and produce a film adaptation of "Lincoln in The Bardo." The Oscar winner will portray President ...