Samuel J. Seymour was just five years old when he sat in the balcony at Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865 and heard the ...

The handwritten notification of President Abraham Lincoln's death is being offered for sale by a Philadelphia documents dealer. Nathan Raab, president of the Raab Collection, says the telegram was ...

April 14, 1865, got off to a far better start than most days in the White House Mary Todd Lincoln. Sadly, it would be an all-too-brief moment of happiness before the day ended in unimaginable fashion, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Speakers at a service commemorating Abraham Lincoln's death say the president's influence is as powerful today as it was 150 years ago. Wednesday's service in Springfield's ...

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The film recounts the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln, focusing on his assassination at Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865, shortly after the Civil War ended. It details his humble beginnings in ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Treasured artifacts associated with President Abraham Lincoln were on the auction block Wednesday, separated from a collection that was intended to be available for public ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. After Lincoln’s assassination, ...

Treasured artifacts associated with President Abraham Lincoln were on the auction block Wednesday, separated from a collection that was intended to be available for public display forever but wound up ...