Discover the Lincoln Memorial's history, design, & significant role in American identity. Explore its power as a symbol of unity, freedom, & civil rights.

President Abraham Lincoln reenactor Robert Broski strolls amidst Civil War soldier reenactors during the Redlands celebration of Lincoln’s birthday at the Lincoln Memorial Shrine in Smiley Park ...

Seated proudly at the west end of Washington, D.C.’s National Mall, the Lincoln Memorial is one of the most beloved American monuments. Here are a few things to know on its 100th anniversary.

The National Park Service and the Lincoln Birthday National Commemorative Committee held a ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday for the 214th anniversary of the U.S. president’s birth.

L egacies come in many forms, though few could argue over what the 16th president of the United States left behind after he was assassinated. Abraham Lincoln rose from poverty to become a self ...

This film narrates the life of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, from his humble beginnings in a poor Pioneer family in Kentucky to his rise as a prominent lawyer and ...

President Abraham Lincoln died on this day, April 15, 1865, about nine hours after he was shot by actor John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln and his wife had been watching a play at Ford's Theatre in D.C.

Experts believe the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. sits above a racy secret involving a seductive film star. Getty Images Here’s a titillating tale from the crypt. Experts believe the ...

The cornerstone of the Memorial Building on the park site was laid on Feb. 12, 1909 — the 100th anniversary of Lincoln's birth — at an event attended by President Theodore Roosevelt.

Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated. On April 14, 1865, Lincoln was shot by actor John Wilkes Booth while the president was watching a play at Ford’s Theatre.

We’re at the Lincoln memorial. Not the one in Washington, the other one—the 344-acre Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park—an hour south of Louisville.

For more than a decade, a large bronze top hat has rested next to a stately statue of Abraham Lincoln sitting on a rock in Louisville, Kentucky’s Waterfront Park and, until recently, the ...