Sydney, Apr. 21 (ANI): India's independence hero Mahatma Gandhi is the third most admired leader by CEOs around the world.

Washington, Mar. 11 (ANI): Former US President Abraham Lincoln was the only president ever to have received a patent.

Los Angeles, Feb. 25 (ANI): Daniel Day-Lewis has won the lead actor Oscar for his portrayal of assassinated US President Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' at the 85th Academy Awards.

Washington, Feb. 5 (ANI): There are two very different films in this year's Oscars race for best picture that deal with the most significant aspect of black history in America: Slavery.

London, Jan. 22 (ANI): President Barack Obama has told the Americans to 'seize the moment', in a speech in Washington DC inaugurating his second term as US president.

Washington, Jan. 20 (ANI): When US President Barack Obama takes his oath on Sunday, he will be using two Bibles - one that was owned by Abraham Lincoln, and one that belonged to Martin Luther King, Jr.

Washington, Jan 11 (ANI): US President President Barack Obama will take oath of office on two Bibles this time- one owned by Martin Luther King Jr and one by Abraham Lincoln.

Washington, December 26 (ANI): Researchers have found that subtle reminders of platonic love rather than sexual love may help foster healthy food choices.

London, December 3 (ANI): A Stanford professor has determined that a flipped coin is more likely to end up facing the same direction as when it was first tossed than not.

Washington, Nov. 4 (ANI): It happened in 1844, and now 168 years later, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney may need to duplicate a rare achievement that James Polk, the 11th US President, made if he wants to defeat President Barack Obama in the White House race.

Washington, Nov. 3 (ANI): Former presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton have been rated among the best recent US presidents.

Washington, Nov. 2 (ANI): George Clooney is distantly related to America's 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, it has been claimed.

Washington, Oct. 26 (ANI): President Barack Obama has said that author Ayn Rand, whom Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan once credited as inspiring him to get involved in public service, is for teens who are 'feeling misunderstood'.

London, September 23 (ANI): Tom Hanks is related to one of America's most famous presidents, Abraham Lincoln, it has been revealed.

Washington, July 28 (ANI): After Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney made claims to reinstate a bust of Winston Churchill in the White House if elected as the next president, White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer responded by calling the rumor " so patently false".

Washington, July 11 (ANI): President Barack Obama, during his election campaign in Iowa, made a reference to the nation's 16th president Abraham Lincoln.

New York, July 9 (ANI): A distinguished Yale law professor and a best-selling thriller writer, who deeply admires Abraham Lincoln, has put the 16th President on trial in his new novel 'The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln".

Washington, July 3 (ANI): Former Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf has said that he will return to his home country next year to help save the failing state, even as he compared his 2001 military coup to the actions of Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.

Washington, June 27 (ANI): A rare original copy of former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, ordering the freeing of slaves, has been sold for over two million dollars at a New York auction.

London, June 7 (ANI): The first doctor to treat President Abraham Lincoln after he was shot in a Washington theater rushed to his ceremonial box and found him paralyzed, comatose and leaning against his wife.

Melbourne, May 18 (ANI): US elections have shifted back to the economy as campaign teams for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are trading barbs.

Washington, May 10 (ANI): In 1845, Abraham Lincoln had tried to patent an idea very similar to Facebook, it has been revealed.

Washington, April 13 (ANI): Abraham Lincoln had said, "If you want to test a man's character, give him power."

London, Jan 10 (ANI): The 16th U.S president, Abraham Lincoln delivered prominent speeches in a 'shrill and high' voice than many might have thought from such an inspiring leader, a new book has claimed.

London, Sept 22 (ANI): Steven Spielberg has revealed that his biopic based on former US President Abraham Lincoln will be released in 2012 to avoid it from serving as "political fodder".