Find out more about the life of Abraham Lincoln, ... Eddie died at age 3 of "chronic consumption" (likely tuberculosis), and Willie was born 10 months later. In 1862, ...

Greatness often comes quietly and obscurely. Abraham Lincoln, America’s 16th president, was born on Sunday morning Feb. 12, 1809 — just one day after Robert Fulton patented the Steamboat and a ...

Looking at a picture of Abraham Lincoln in October 1860, the 11-year-old Grace Bedell claimed to have solved the problem of Lincoln’s face and wrote him a letter to tell him about it. The ...

Abraham Lincoln artifacts to be auctioned to pay off foundation’s debt. ... his wife and his son Willie, who died at the age of 11 during Lincoln’s first term in office. ...