The larger-than-life legacy of Abraham Lincoln lies, in part, in the smallest special-collections division of the University ...

Ever wondered about the origins of the Abraham Lincoln sculpture seated on a bench in downtown Bloomington? Here's a look ...

And, in short, let it become the political religion of the nation; and let the old and the young, the rich and the poor, the ...

Abraham Lincoln — or at least the locomotive celebrating his memory — returned to Lincoln’s hometown of Springfield, Ill., ...

Kenneth Griffin, the billionaire art collector and hedge fund founder, purchased the document that abolished slavery, as well ...

The hedge-fund billionaire also paid a record $43.2 million for a copy of the U.S. Constitution four years ago.

The Declaration of Independence, which Abraham Lincoln called the “sheet anchor of the republic,” spurred the articulation of ...

The nation's founding document has been celebrated by leaders across the centuries, and it can still guide us today.

The Declaration of Independence is full of promise and a few mysteries. A rare copy of it ended up at The Henry Ford Museum ...

A picnic simply means a meal eaten outdoors, or al fresco dining. Some historians believe that the origin of the word picnic, ...

A document beginning, ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident,’ meaning obvious, kindles something new: The American spirit.

This is why he believes recent events should surprise no one. What ails Lincoln Heights, he said, has been plain to see for decades. The Nazis just put it on the evening news.