But images have been doctored for literally hundreds of years – including one of the most iconic portraits of Abraham Lincoln ... in 1865, "there was an explosion of demand for pictures ...

The only photograph of Abraham Lincoln in death almost ... a viewing attended by 120,000 people on April 24, 1865, his widow, Mary Todd Lincoln, explicitly banned shutterbugs to preserve the ...

Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham Lincoln are mammoth, yet simple to describe: he confronted the secession of the South and the dissolution of the Union with all the political ...

Considered one of the nation's greatest presidents, Abraham ... Lincoln's surprising election in 1860 helped spark the war itself. His Gettysburg Address (1863) and Second Inaugural Address (1865 ...

In addition to being president, Abraham Lincoln was the post-master of New Salem; he also offered services as a wood chopper, county deputy surveyor, and lawyer. Abraham Lincoln was born in a one-room ...

Arguably the nation's most famous assassin, John Wilkes Booth was an accomplished actor, southern sympathizer, and likely spy before shooting President Lincoln in April 1865. The ninth of 10 ...