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Historian says Lincoln won Civil War with ‘the idea of Idaho,’ and early governor might have prevented assassination
Abraham Lincoln said goodbye to his friend for the last time as they left the meeting that afternoon. It was Friday, April 14 ...
Mises Institute1d
Lincoln’s New Deal
Abraham Lincoln is best known for his role as a wartime president, but his economic policies were a precursor to the New Deal ...
Smithsonian Magazine18d
The Secret Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln Before the Civil War
More on the unsuccessful plot to kill Lincoln: http://j.mp/VnSZ9g During his inauguration tour in 1861, the president's life was threatened in the city of Baltimore ...
Post Bulletin9d
Lincoln's presidency began with worry reaching all the way to Rochester
Mounted cavalry troops lined the streets from the president-elect’s hotel to the Capitol, and sharpshooters stood on rooftops ...
The Vindicator4d
TTH lecture looks at Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War will be the topic of the next — and next-to-last — Trumbull Town Hall lecture. Louis Masur, a professor of American Studies and History at Rutgers University, will ...
Daughters of the Union seek to preserve marker as mystery surrounds another
San Pedro Park marker honors first president of Union women’s group; readers asked to help track down a plaque dedicated to ...
Forbes26d
Abraham Lincoln’s Reconciliation Lessons For Business Leaders
Presidents Day offers a valuable opportunity to revisit Abraham ... of the Civil War and the adoption of the Emancipation Proclamation. And what was applicable to Lincoln’s Cabinet remains ...