On May 22, 1849, only three months after the native Kentuckian celebrated his 40th birthday, the United States Patent Office issued Patent No. 6,469 for a device "buoying vessels over shoals." The ...

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.

Wednesday is the 150th anniversary of the death of President Abraham Lincoln, and while most Americans know the history of his assassination, many aren't aware of some of the odd facts related to his ...

The Tony-winning play paints Abraham Lincoln's wife as a boozy aspiring actress, but how does history really remember her? Meredith Kile is a Digital News Writer-Editor at PEOPLE. She has been an ...

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?

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park: The National Park Service presents videos honoring Lincoln on Feb. 12 on Facebook. The park in Hodgenville, Kentucky, preserves two farms: Sinking ...