America’s 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky, on this day in history, Feb. 12, 1809. Lincoln grew up in a poor family, the son of a Kentucky frontiersman — and ...

This speech is almost as easily recognizable as the man who wrote it. Abraham Lincoln, born in Illinois on February 12, 1809, is one of the most beloved presidents (if you aren’t a Confederate ...

The two greatest men born in the 19th century share Feb. 12, 1809, as their birthday. Abraham Lincoln, considered by many historians as our greatest president, was born in Kentucky, but at the age of ...

President's Day, the next federal holiday on the calendar, is rapidly approaching. The holiday, which is celebrated annually on the third Monday of February, commemorates the births of two great ...

Today is the 209th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln, born near Hodgenville, Kentucky on Feb. 12, 1809, had anything but a privileged upbringing. Through his early life he worked as ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Folksy, melancholy Abraham Lincoln would have been dumbfounded by the fuss over his birthday Thursday. Bells tolled, wreaths were laid, speeches intoned and banjos picked to mark ...

The ‘Symbolic Birth Cabin’ in the Memorial Building at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park near Hodgenville, Ky. The Memorial Building is a Beaux-Arts neo-classical building designed ...

President's Day, the next federal holiday on the calendar, is here. The holiday is celebrated annually on the third Monday of February. It commemorates the births of two great U.S. presidents — George ...

President's Day, the next federal holiday on the calendar, is rapidly approaching. The holiday, which is celebrated annually on the third Monday of February, commemorates the births of two great ...