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Father's Day Hike at Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park brings families closer
KFYR-TV Bismarck· 10 hours agoFort Abraham Lincoln State Park celebrated Father’s Day by organizing an opportunity for families to...
Juneteenth: What to know about the historical celebration that's now a federal holiday
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoSinger said that during this time, an estimated 250,000 people were kept enslaved in Texas despite...
Edward Robert McClelland: The Illinois debate that made Abraham Lincoln a national figure
Chicago Tribune· 23 hours agoHere, McClelland takes us to Ottawa, Illinois, for the famed first senatorial debate between Lincoln...
Today in History: Abraham Lincoln accepts Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the Senate
Chicago Tribune· 24 hours agoOn June 16, 1858, accepting the Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate, Abraham ...
Juneteenth holiday celebrated in many places and in many ways
News 12 Augusta· 27 minutes agoJuneteenth marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, found out they had been freed...
Sen. John P. Hale in Civil War Washington
New Hampshire Union Leader· 14 hours agoRepublican Sen. John P. Hale of Dover campaigned for presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln of Illinois ahead of the national election on Nov. 6, 1860.
What is Juneteenth and what does it celebrate?
KTVX via Yahoo News· 9 hours ago"The celebration not only commemorates African American freedom throughout America, but Juneteenth also emphasizes education and achievement...
What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 4 days agoOn Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which effectively...
Waterfront Park pays $5,000 to replace bronze hat stolen from Abraham Lincoln statue
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 5 days agoThe statue of Abraham Lincoln at Waterfront Park in Louisville has been restored to its original...
Library of Congress
Goshen News· 7 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln's handwritten Gettysburg Address from 1863 is among the items on display in the exhibit, "Collecting Memories: Treasures from...
