When Abraham Lincoln died in 1865, felled by an assassin’s bullet at the end of the Civil War, he left behind a considerable legacy. But Lincoln did not leave behind many descendants. In 1985, the ...

The father is seen as a businessman, and the son portrays a telegraph operator. The father-son team provided Spielberg with exact information on what Lincoln’s telegraph office looked like.

Three men spent time in jail under suspicion of being involved in the murder of Presdient Lincoln 160 years ago. Two were released but a Randolph County native was executed.

In 1858, after winning the Republican nomination for the Senate against incumbent Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln gave a ...

Of course a famous architect’s offspring created a toy that for over 100 years has fostered an interest in building at an ...

Abraham Lincoln issued the "preliminary" Emancipation Proclamation on this day in history, Sept. 22, 1862, announcing the slaves would be freed on Jan. 1, 1863.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Marlina Bowdery’s life was turned upside down when her son Timothy Wallace was shot and killed in March of 2020 outside a bar on O Street. Before that, she ran a ...

A 1912 Geneva city document suggests that Abraham Lincoln had visited the town and spoken outside a former courthouse. Geneva History Museum Executive Director Terry Emma said the document was ...

Abraham Lincoln was the first president to use the system to stay in touch with his generals in the field.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Marlina Bowdery’s life was turned upside down when her son Timothy Wallace was shot and killed in March of 2020 outside a bar on O Street. Before that, she ran a ...