On the hotly contested issue of US race relations, President Trump made a reference to Abraham Lincoln - the 16th US president whose victory in the Civil War secured the abolition of slavery.

Lincoln visited Massachusetts. In September 1848, while still a young Congressman, Abe Lincoln visited New Bedford and spent ...

Considered one of the nation's greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln remains a tragic historical ... he defeated a field of four candidates to become the 16th president of the United States ...

Campaign Abraham Lincoln became president at the age of 52. Though Lincoln was involved with the Whig Party (which was formed to oppose Andrew Jackson and his use of presidential power) earlier on his ...

Nov. 6 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1860, Republican Abraham Lincoln was elected 16th president of the United States. In 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederate ...

Abraham Lincoln won election to the U.S. Congress in 1846 ... In Ulysses S. Grant, the president found his man. Lincoln named Grant commander of all federal armies in March 1864.

Nov. 8 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1864, amid the U.S. Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was elected to his second term as president. He was assassinated five months later. In 1889, Montana was ...

Though many American presidents have played a role in the tradition of Thanksgiving in the United States, Abraham Lincoln was the ... on these words from our 16th president. We have much to ...