Abraham Lincoln was born on this day in 1809 in Kentucky. He would go on to rank among the best presidents in U.S. history, and he still makes news headlines when referenced by today's politicians.

The holiday, which is celebrated annually on the third Monday of February, commemorates the births of two great United States ...

In his 1863 Gettysburg Address, he argued that the war must lead to “a new birth of freedom” or it would have been fought in vain. Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham Lincoln ...

Presidents Day, a federal holiday honoring U.S. presidents, is Feb. 17. What to know about the day, and presidents Washington ...

His life was cut short early in his second term when he was assassinated. Abraham Lincoln was born to uneducated farmers. They lived in a one-room log cabin in Hodgenville, Kentucky. The family ...

Abraham Lincoln was born in a one-room log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky and grew up in Indiana. The youngest child of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln, Lincoln had one sister three years his ...

Before his untimely assassination at age 56 and prior to his career as a lawyer Abraham Lincoln excelled at wrestling. Born in 1809, Lincoln was living in New Salem, Illinois by 1831. Then in his ...

On April 15, 1861, after Fort Sumter fell to Confederate Army forces, Pres. Abraham Lincoln issued his call to arms for ...

22) and Abraham Lincoln (born on Feb. 12). Most schools, banks and government offices will be closed for the holiday, and mail will not be delivered. However, most retailers, like grocery stores ...

But last week, the only other NYC-born president, Donald Trump ... of “Brought Forth on this Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration.” ...