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Stranger things in Georgia: Abe's on Lincoln in Savannah offers doodles, drinks in a dive
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoPlenty of people have seen Abraham Lincoln's likeness turned into money, statues, and paintings. But...
A 19th century flag disrupts leadership at an Illinois museum, prompts a state investigation
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 2 days agoThe Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is once again under the spotlight after a...
Heroes or “losers”: Trump taints Memorial Day with divided memories
Salon via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWe owe it to ourselves to be able to do both. Abraham Lincoln said it best in the Gettysburg Address...
A 19th century flag disrupts leadership at an Illinois museum and prompts a state investigation
Seattle Times· 3 days agoThe Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is once again under the spotlight after a...
When is Juneteenth? Here’s why and how the holiday is celebrated
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoOn June 19, 1865, enslaved African Americans in the Galveston area of Texas learned of their freedom. The news came two and half years after President Abraham Lincoln ...
What advice might old Abe offer today’s candidates?
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoMore recently, in May 2024, at a campaign stop before the National Rifle Association conference, Trump seemed to compare himself to Lincoln. I was just...
Colonial Williamsburg offers free admission for Juneteenth events
WAVY via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoOn June 19, 1865 thousands of enslaved people learned they had been emancipated when Union forces...
‘The Demon of Unrest’ Review: The Seeds of Civil War
The Wall Street Journal· 4 days agoThe arrival of a new Erik Larson book is a genuine event, a feast of historical insight and narrative verve even when it focuses on a twice- or...
A 19th century flag disrupts leadership at an Illinois museum and prompts a state investigation
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 days agoThe Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is once again under the spotlight after a...
The forgotten history of Memorial Day
Indiana Capital Chronicle via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIn the years following the bitter Civil War, a former Union general took a holiday originated by former Confederates and helped spread it across the...