The concert will mark the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, reflecting on the meaning of Memorial Day. Dedicated on Memorial Day, 1922, and built as a ...

In 1939, singer Marian Anderson performed on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial for a crowd of over 75,000 after she was not allowed to sing at Constitution Hall because she was Black. In 1963, Martin ...

While the main attraction of the Lincoln Memorial is the larger-than-life, 19-foot-tall statue of the United State’s 16th president, that may soon change with a plan that envisions an immersive ...

WASHINGTON — The National Park Service is adding an underground museum to the Lincoln Memorial. The Park Service made the announcement on Presidents' Day, offering a sneak peek of what the museum will ...

The Lincoln Memorial will receive upgrades as part of a $69 million renovation that includes a new immersive museum beneath the memorial as well as other improvements, the National Park Service said ...

According to author Christopher A. Thomas, the dedication "was a microcosm of the strained race relations of its day, marked by the rhetoric of good intentions and the behavior of bigotry." Public ...

Now, thanks to a big donation and a huge renovation, the undercroft will be open to the public in 2026. “There are 122 concrete pilings, 40 to 50 feet tall, that the memorial was built on. This ...

An artist’s sketch of a woman hidden on concrete walls deep in the undercroft, or basement, of the Lincoln Memorial for over a century may be graffiti of the early film star Theda Bara, a National ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. For a century, an American icon carved from 175 tons of white marble has ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! On May 30, 1922, the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial took place. Now known as Memorial Day, the dedication of the Memorial occurred on the aptly ...