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In 1858, after winning the Republican nomination for the Senate against incumbent Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln gave a ...
It was with good reason that Lincoln, as devoted a student of the Declaration of Independence as any American president—with the possible exception of its author, Thomas Jefferson—pointed to the ...
On this day in 1896, William Jennings Bryan of Lincoln, Nebraska, delivered his famous “Cross of Gold” speech at the ...
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The Hispanic roots of America go back hundreds of years. A large part of what is now US territory was once ruled by the ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) is celebrating Juneteenth with multiple events throughout this month.
The Newseum is exhibiting all seven editions of The New York Herald's coverage of Lincoln's killing WASHINGTON – On an April night almost 150 years ago, Associated Press reporter Lawrence ...
Rare Abraham Lincoln artifacts sell for nearly $8 million at Chicago auction The anonymous “Paddle 1231” won most of the priciest artifacts, including a lock of Lincoln’s hair and a pair of ...
Next month, history buffs will have the opportunity to bid on the gloves that President Lincoln wore on the night of his assassination, among other items from his life and career.
That night, President Abraham Lincoln and First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln attended a performance of the British comedy, Our American Cousin, at Ford’s Theater.
The transition timeline follows the decision last month to close Lincoln Elementary at the end of this school year and repurpose it as an early childhood center.