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Two faces of war: America 1861, Spain 1812
Smoky Mountain News· 4 days agoHere lifelong Civil War historian Emory Thomas, professor emeritus at the University of Georgia, examines the principal figures and events of a year...
National Day of Prayer events scheduled on Thursday across the High Desert
Victorville Daily Press via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIn 1863, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a day of “humiliation, fasting, and prayer.” National...
Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
theGrio via AOL· 10 hours agoIn a packed East Room, President Biden calls the class of recipients ‘incredible people’ whose...
Erik Larson On The Dawn Of The Civil War : Fresh Air
NPR· 3 days agoIn The Demon of Unrest, author Erik Larson chronicles the five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 and the start of the Civil War, drawing ...
Turning Down the Heat Is the Key to Managing Anger
Dr. Samantha Boardman via Yahoo News· 5 days agoSource: NPR-IBM Watson Health Poll In a recent Substack, I wrote about Abraham Lincoln’s famous strategy for managing anger. Whenever his feathers were...
Unbelievable Stories of the Unluckiest People in History
MediaFeed via AOL· 4 days agoWikipedia Robert Todd Lincoln Present at the assassinations of three different presidents Swirling...
From city streets to wilderness trails: The Hex Technical Backpack V2 does it all
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIt meets the needs of both kinds of travelers, without sacrificing the functionality of a modern...
Reckoning With the Kentucky Derby's Roots in Slavery
Time Magazine· 1 day agoSaturday will mark the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby, which takes place at Churchill Downs. While coverage of the Derby will probably focus on...
Lewis Central tops Girls City Meet at Whispering Woods; Reed medalist
Southwest Iowa's daily newspaper· 1 day agoLewis Central won Thursday's girls golf city meet at Whispering Woods, and Kate Reed won individual...
‘Looking for Lincoln’ program focuses on Effie Afton case
WHBF Davenport via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe next Looking for Lincoln Conversation will revisit one of his most famous legal cases, with a...
