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How Lincoln dealt with depression and found greatness
The Holland Sentinel· 3 hours agoWhat do you credit President Lincoln with accomplishing? President Lincoln consistently ranks in polls as the greatest president of all time. According to the Smithsonian Institution, “Lincoln's ...
Pritzkers donate Lincoln's Civil War order to Springfield museum
Gannett via AOL· 1 day agoThe Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum introduced a new item dating back to the Civil...
Lincoln's Civil War order to block Confederate ports donated to Illinois by governor and first lady
Houston Chronicle· 2 days agoThe document in which Abraham Lincoln set in motion the Union's military response to the launch of...
No new taxes being considered to pay for potential Bank of Springfield Center expansion
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo Finance· 1 hour agoWhile multiple revenue sources could pay for the nearly $93 million expansion, Van Meter said...
What the 'Dawn of the Civil War' can tell us about today's acrimonious politics
NPR· 1 day 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 ...
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...
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...