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Lincoln's "Lost Speech" has been called the most important event in Bloomington history, but the journey to a create a mural ...
ANOTHER 24/7 diner is about to open in downtown Manchester, and its overall theme will play off New Hampshire’s role in ...
Alexander Steffens of Lincoln was announced as a winner of the Deutsch Family Scholarship Program funded by Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, an importer of wine, champagnes and spirits.
Join the History Seekers as we venture into the deep woods to uncover a forgotten Spanish-American War military camp. Using Minelab Equinox 800, Equinox 600, and XP Deus detectors, we unearthed a rare ...
The Bloomington Fire Department responded to a structure fire Tuesday at a duplex on Yukon Circle, where flames had spread into the shared attic and threatened both residences.
Mount Rushmore hides a secret room few people know about. Behind Abraham Lincoln’s carved face sits an unfinished chamber cut ...
From Abraham Lincoln's top hat to President Trump's signature red tie, presidential fashion historian Summer Anne Lee joins "The Takeout" to discuss the evolution of Oval Office style.
A controversial flag which some say cost them their jobs is ready to go on display at a Springfield museum. Here's what you ...
Abraham Lincoln artifacts that were once in a museum are going up for auction The Lincoln Presidential Foundation is in debt, so it is putting more than 100 of its artifacts up for auction. The ...
Abraham Lincoln was our tallest president. At 6-foot-4, he would stand out even today, and he certainly towered over the men and women of his era. The top hat he habitually wore in public made him ...
Does the hat that links us to his final hours define the president? Or does the president define the hat? Stephen L. Carter Abraham Lincoln was our tallest president. At 6-foot-4, he would stand ...
Illinois’ state historian says he can’t confirm whether a stovepipe hat that was once the crown jewel of Springfield’s Abraham Lincoln presidential museum actually belonged to the nation’s ...