Traveling to Lincoln from Boston, Higginbotham said her grandfather, the Rev. Walter Henderson Brooks, was born a slave in 1851. He “worked” for a tobacco company in Richmond, Virginia.

Abraham Lincoln was an American hero — but a flawed one. As we celebrate his essential contributions to our country, let's ...

When Abraham Lincoln was preparing his speech for his second inaugural in 1865, historians think he cut the sentences and ...

“With malice toward none, with charity for all,” even after four years of horrific war.

B.R. Ambedkar Biography: Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, also known as B.R. Ambedkar, was born in Mhow, India, on April 14, 1891. Every year, April 14 is designated as Ambedkar Jayanti. Look into his ...

This story has been updated. A sailor assigned to carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) was charged on Tuesday with selling ...

There's been another exit from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield. Christian McWhirter, the Lincoln Historian at the ALPLM, confirmed his resignation via LinkedIn ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — On this day in history, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. On Jan. 1, 1863, Lincoln declared that all enslaved people in states rebelling ...

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Manmohan Singh was an Indian economist and politician, born on 26 September 1932 in Gah, West Punjab, now part of Pakistan. Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister of India from 2004 until 2014.

This Day in History: Dec. 26, 1862 — Most commonly revered as the United States President who freed the slaves, Abraham Lincoln is known for something different in Indian Country. On this day 160 ...