1986: Hard Rock Cafe opened in Chicago. Mayor Harold Washington and Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon were among its first guests. TV host Oprah Winfrey attended the opening with Stedman Graham, ...

Sherwood won a Pulitzer for the play, one of four he received in his career, and, to round things out nicely, “Abe Lincoln in Illinois” was suggested for the company, and directed, by its ...

Abraham Lincoln was born on this day in 1809 in Kentucky. He would go on to rank among the best presidents in U.S. history, and he still makes news headlines when referenced by today's politicians ...

Abraham Lincoln’s bloodstained gloves from the night of his assassination among 144 artifacts on auction By . Associated Press. Published May 22, 2025, 7:37 a.m. ET.

Abraham Lincoln is pictured Feb. 5, 1865, two months before he was assassinated on April 15. The 16th president of the United States was born on Feb. 12, 1809, in Larue County, Ky. (National ...

Will the Real Abraham Lincoln Please Stand Up? ... It’s round midnight at the Reliance Mine Saloon, and Fraz, as he is known, is nursing his third Coors Light of the evening.

Is Abe Lincoln's 'birthplace cabin' in Kentucky national park the real thing? Joe Sonka Editor's Note: This story, originally posted in 2022, is being brought back as part of our 2023 Winter Coverage.

The Lincoln Presidential Foundation is in debt, so it is putting more than 100 of its artifacts up for auction. The collection’s original owner is “appalled.” ...

A new documentary explores President Abraham Lincoln's relationships with other men. The documentary, Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln, features interviews with historians ...

Call it “the Oh, Mary! effect” as questions around Abraham Lincoln’s sexuality are really having a moment in the culture, from Cole Escola’s hit Broadway show to last year’s documentary ...

Abraham Lincoln made a stop at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Dayton in ... "Mr. Lincoln is a tall, spare man, dark complexioned with a pleasant countenance, and a long, slender round head.

Although Abe Lincoln often just passed through the state, his wife, ... By the third round, Lincoln took eight, with Seward gaining five and one holding steadfast for Dayton.