Visitors to a small log cabin in Kentucky are right to ask: Is it true that Abraham Lincoln slept here? On the eve of Lincoln's 209th birthday tomorrow, Brook Silva-Braga has the answer: Professor ...

On the property where he was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky, lies the first memorial ever constructed to honor the life of former President Abraham Lincoln. Opened with great fanfare in 1911, the ...

Abraham Lincoln’s birthday is coming up, our annual reminder about the president born in a humble log cabin. In pre-pandemic days, every year, some 200,000 people trekked to the Kentucky backwoods to ...

HODGENVILLE, Ky. — Years ago, I'd heard that people making the pilgrimage to the tiny log cabin on the farm where Abraham Lincoln was born sometimes burst into tears when they glimpsed it. That alone ...

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Today is Saturday, Feb. 12, the 43rd day of 2022. There are 322 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was ...

LERNA — Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site has long been a place where visitors can see what life was like for Abraham Lincoln's father and stepmother in the 1840s as they farmed on the Illinois ...

Becky Schieber proudly showed her young daughter and son the old restored log courthouse where Abraham Lincoln practiced law in Decatur. "I remember the log courthouse when I was little. And I would ...