On April 13, 1861, Irish immigrant and watchmaker Jonathan Dillon, working for the M.W. Galt and Co. jewelers in Washington, D.C., was repairing President Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch, when he ...

Abraham Lincoln Is the Only President Ever to Have a Patent. In 1849, ... This replica was built by the Smithsonian in 1978 for long-term display to preserve the fragile original.

Explore collection items related to Abraham Lincoln (sixteenth president, 1861–1865) from across the Smithsonian ... Explore collection items related to Abraham Lincoln (sixteenth president, 1861–1865 ...

Abraham Lincoln in the Kitchen: A Culinary View of Lincoln’s Life and Times, coming from Smithsonian Books Feb. 4, is a culinary biography that lets readers see the everyday life of President Abraham ...

New analysis shows Lincoln near speakers%27 stand at Gettysburg%2C not on horseback Former Disney animator stumbled onto photo while helping a student Historians%27 debate on new find %27mostly ...

With permission from Mary Lincoln, the department gave the hat to the Patent Office, which, in 1867, transferred it to the Smithsonian Institution. Joseph Henry, the Secretary of the Smithsonian, ...

At the Smithsonian | November 27, 2019. Ten Smithsonian Artifacts You Can 3-D Print. The list includes Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit, an Abraham Lincoln life mask and a coral skeleton ...

Abraham Lincoln’s Coffee Cup, 1887, Gift of Lincoln Isham, great-grandson of Abraham Lincoln, 1958, Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History Richmond had fallen. Lee had surrendered. The war ...

We all know Abraham Lincoln, right? Well, we know one side of him—the grave-faced leader of a troubled country—but behind the face on the penny lies an unlikely jokester. This week, Sidedoor reveals ...

Lincoln’s original patent model was acquired by the Smithsonian in 1908. This replica was built by the Smithsonian in 1978 for long-term display to preserve the fragile original. NMAH/SI ...