On Jan. 1, 1863, Lincoln presided at the annual White House New Year’s reception. Later that afternoon, he retired to his study to sign the Emancipation Proclamation. The first time he attempted to ...
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(WHSV) - Just over 160 years ago on Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in an attempt to save the Union and “declared ‘that all persons held as slaves’ within ...
Weeks after the Civil War's guns fell silent and barely two months after President Abraham Lincoln's assassination, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas. They had come to enforce the Emancipation ...
WASHINGTON, June 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of the United States' semiquincentennial, the National Park Foundation (NPF) today announced that two of the most consequential documents in ...
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will offer free admission on two days in February to celebrate the 16th president's birthday. The first free day is scheduled for Feb. 7 with a ...
All are welcome to join the Handel and Haydn Society (H+H) and Museum of African American History Boston I Nantucket for a free performance to celebrate freedom and honor the progress for human rights ...
A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln is available for public viewing at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) in Springfield. The historic ...