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What the 'Dawn of the Civil War' can tell us about today's acrimonious politics
NPR· 3 hours agoMy guest, journalist and historian Erik Larson, has a new book closely examining the period between the election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860 ...
Lincoln’s Civil War order to block Confederate ports donated to Illinois by governor and first lady
The Nashua Telegraph· 17 hours agoThis photo provided by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum shows a document signed...
Ill. Gov. J.B. Pritzker and wife donate key Civil War document to Lincoln presidential library
Chicago Tribune· 20 hours agoFollowing the Confederacy’s 1861 attack on Fort Sumter, often viewed as the event that sparked the...
Lynx offense rolls in win over Yellow Jackets
Southwest Iowa's daily newspaper· 10 hours agoAbraham Lincoln’s offense exploded for seven goals in the second half to defeat Thomas Jefferson for the fourth consecutive time, 10-0. Jonathan Amador...
Unearthed Mary Todd Lincoln letter up for sale - Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News
7 News Boston· 11 hours agoA letter written by Mary Todd Lincoln has been found – and shows a new side to the wife of President...
Two faces of war: America 1861, Spain 1812
Smoky Mountain News· 6 hours agoHere lifelong Civil War historian Emory Thomas, professor emeritus at the University of Georgia, examines the principal figures and events of a year...
‘Looking for Lincoln’ program focuses on Effie Afton case
WHBF Davenport via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoThe next Looking for Lincoln Conversation will revisit one of his most famous legal cases, with a...
Pritzkers donate Lincoln's Civil War order to blockade Southern ports to state museum
Chicago Sun-Times· 1 day agoOne of the most fateful documents of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency — and in all of American history — will go on public display this week at the legendary ...
Abraham Lincoln's speech at Dayton's Old Courthouse: Did he get 'utmost attention' or was he 'not a...
Dayton Daily News, Ohio via Yahoo News· 6 days agoApr. 25—Before he was elected president, Abraham Lincoln visited the Montgomery County Courthouse in 1859. Lincoln, who had lost a bid for the U.S. Senate ...
Obama’s doing the delegate thing
Politico· 1 day agoGood Tuesday morning, Illinois. Gov. JB Pritzker and first lady MK Pritzker are announcing a “historic document donation” to the Abraham Lincoln...
