A funeral for the penny draws Lincoln impersonators and Victorian garb

Hundreds gathered at the base of the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday afternoon to mark the end of an era for the penny, after the U.S. Mint pressed the final coins last month.

Photos show mock funeral for the penny at Lincoln Memorial

A mock funeral for the penny, which was discontinued earlier this year, was held Saturday in front of the Lincoln Memorial in ...

‘Funeral’ held for the penny at Lincoln Memorial after US Mint discontinues coin

The penny received a “funeral” on Saturday, attended by mourners and Abraham Lincoln impersonators outside the Lincoln ...

Abraham Lincoln: The 16th president of the United States

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in a one-room log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky. He had limited formal ...

Bronze bust of former Nebraska governor’s gravesite and plaques stolen from Lincoln cemetery

An investigation is underway after a $90,000 bronze bust and three plaques were stolen from the gravesite of former Nebraska ...
Times of San Diego

Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln deploys from San Diego with little fanfare

Sailors man the rails as the USS Abraham Lincoln passes North Island in January 2022. (File photo courtesy of the Navy) The USS Abraham Lincoln quietly departed from San Diego last week with the Navy ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln quietly leaves on deployment

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln left San Diego on deployment Friday with virtually no fanfare and a mission that has yet to be publicly defined by the Navy. The Abe, as many call it, was ...
USNI

USS Abraham Lincoln Quietly Deploys from San Diego

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) prepares to conduct a replenishment-at-sea with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) on Nov. 8, 2024. US Navy Photo Less ...
Monocle

Can Trump get Saudi Arabia to join the Abraham Accords? Not just yet

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) landed in Washington yesterday and president Trump needs the prince’s visit to be a success. The Epstein drama and the attendant battle with former Maga ...
Jewish Journal

Abraham Lincoln’s Akedah

Portrait of American President Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865) (painted by George P. Healy, mid-late 1800s), (Photo by Katherine Young/Getty Images) In his 2007 book “Land of Lincoln: Adventures in ...
UPI

On This Day: Americans elect Abraham Lincoln 16th president

Nov. 6 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1860, Republican Abraham Lincoln was elected 16th president of the United States. In 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederate States of ...
The Atlantic

The Lincoln Way

Abraham Lincoln’s first inaugural address is a dense, technical affair. Delivered in March 1861, before the outbreak of the Civil War but after seven states had left the Union, it could hardly have ...