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The furious bombardment that opened the US Civil War
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoThere is much to be said for the brutality of a British general election, where a removals van turns up at No 10 within hours of a Prime Minister...
The Man Behind Lincoln's Inauguration Photos
Smithsonian Magazine· 6 hours agoFacing the connecting corridor that linked the new House of Representatives chamber to the main building, Wood stood ready to record a quiet ceremony honoring the setting of the first monolithic ...
Lynx offense rolls in win over Yellow Jackets
Southwest Iowa's daily newspaper· 1 day agoAbraham Lincoln’s offense exploded for seven goals in the second half to defeat Thomas Jefferson for the fourth consecutive time, 10-0. “It’s a nice win...
Wheelchair-bound Harvey Weinstein's day in court: Here's what happened
Newsweek· 2 hours agoDisgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein sat in a wheelchair Wednesday during a hearing in...
Abraham Lincoln's Civil War order to block Confederate ports donated to Illinois
ABC News 4 Charleston· 2 days agoThe document in which Abraham Lincoln set in motion the Union's military response to the launch of...
Ill. Gov. J.B. Pritzker and wife donate key Civil War document to Lincoln presidential library
Chicago Tribune· 2 days agoFollowing the Confederacy’s 1861 attack on Fort Sumter, often viewed as the event that sparked the...
How a Schoeneck woman turned a piece of Reading history into a year-round Christmas tree
Lancaster Online· 7 days agoBack in the 1970s, Elaine Bowman attended the wedding of a former student at the old Hotel Abraham ...
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· 7 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 ...
Two faces of war: America 1861, Spain 1812
Smoky Mountain News· 1 day agoHere lifelong Civil War historian Emory Thomas, professor emeritus at the University of Georgia, examines the principal figures and events of a year...
Erik Larson On The Dawn Of The Civil War : Fresh Air
NPR· 22 hours 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 ...
