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.

On Friday night, the actor Jon Voight released a two-part video on Twitter calling President Donald Trump "the greatest president since Abraham Lincoln ... on Twitter applauding the president.

The intellectual and physical traits of Abraham Lincoln were such as the world ... he walked with his liberated children through the applauding streets of Richmond. It was tempting to paint ...

John Wilkes Booth leans forward to shoot President Abraham Lincoln as he watches ... struck up “Hail to the Chief.” Lincoln bowed to the applauding audience and took his seat.