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Originally issued by Lincoln during the Civil War in 1863, the proclamation declared enslaved people in the Confederate ...
The larger-than-life legacy of Abraham Lincoln lies, in part, in the smallest special-collections division of the University ...
1986: Hard Rock Cafe opened in Chicago. Mayor Harold Washington and Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon were among its first guests. TV host Oprah Winfrey attended the opening with Stedman Graham, ...
One is Lincoln, the other Booth, and the two struggle and hustle to survive in this play, which ends Saturday.
When I finished reading the preface to Stacy Lynn's Loving Lincoln: A Personal History of the Women Who Shaped Lincoln's Life ...
Charles Sumner is best known as the statesman caned within an inch of his life on the Senate floor for speaking against the expansion of slavery.  Sumner counted among his friends Ralph Waldo Emerson, ...
Roger Q. Mason’s stage play and film Lavender Men considers Abraham Lincoln's love life and interrogates American mythology.
Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is doubtless one of the greatest speeches in world history. Short yet poignant, the speech delivered ...
The ceremony designates new student officers for the next school year and honors student leaders who contribute to a safe environme ...
Abraham Lincoln was an American hero — but a flawed one. As we approach Juneteenth, let's also acknowledge some ugly truths that reflect the times in which ...
Not so long ago, if your mind pondered on Mary Todd Lincoln, you simply thought of her association with her famous husband, Abraham, the 16th President of the United States.
Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865 Credit Line Owner: Lafayette College Date 1921 Object number K27 Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply Type Painting Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions ...