The True Friendship That Saved Abraham Lincoln’s Life
Before he was president, Lincoln’s lasting relationship with Joshua Speed brought him out of the doldrums of despair
When Lincoln Was More a Politician Than an “Honest Abe”
He resorted to a dirty trick to embarrass a rival
People Have Spent Years Trying to Diagnose Mary Todd Lincoln From Beyond the Grave
Abraham Lincoln’s wife has been called a “wildcat,” “menstrual” and “bipolar” among other things
Dozens of Rare Documents From American History Just Sold at Auction
Original copies of the 13th Amendment and the Emancipation Proclamation just sold for millions
What Ten Artifacts from the Smithsonian Collections Can Tell Us About the Crazy History of American Politics
A massive collection of campaign materials dating from 1789 reveals that little has changed in how America shows its affection for their candidate
The Lincoln Memorial Is Getting a Makeover
The four-year restoration will cost a pretty penny
Can the Civil War Still Inspire Today’s Poets?
As epic verse about the American past falls victim to modernism, a poet who is also a historian calls for a revival
A Sculpture of Abraham Lincoln’s Hand Has Been Stolen From an Illinois Museum
The 150-year-old plaster art piece went missing sometime before December 11
The Only Eyewitness Painting of Lincoln’s Assassination Is Finally Being Restored
How a forgotten portrait of the president’s dying hours was saved
Discussion
Letters from our readers
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
How Samuel Mudd Went From Lincoln Conspirator to Medical Savior
Banished to an island prison in the Gulf of Mexico, the doctor who set Booth’s broken leg saved dozens of lives in a yellow fever outbreak
Tour the Theater Where Lincoln Was Assassinated on Google Street View
150 years later, a new view of Ford’s Theatre
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A Host of Relics from Lincoln’s Last Days All Came to Reside at the Smithsonian
The Lincoln collection at the American History Museum marks the horrific tragedy and the poignancies of a nation in mourning
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The Final Hours of John Wilkes Booth
“I have too great a soul to die like a criminal,” Booth once wrote
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The Night Abraham Lincoln Was Assassinated
What happened on that fateful Good Friday evening
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
A look back at the fateful night 150 years ago that changed American history forever
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This is the Carriage That Took Lincoln on his Fateful Trip to Ford’s Theatre
As the April anniversary of Lincoln’s last ride approaches, an historian recounts the president’s other horse and buggie moments
The Underappreciated and Forgotten Sites of the Civil War
To commemorate the end of the war 150 years ago, here are fascinating locales that remind us of the conflict’s sprawling impact
Discussion April 2015
From our readers
How an Early 19th Century Journalist Took Lincoln to Task for Travel Reimbursement
Lincoln was a congress member at the time but not the only one charging too much for travel
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