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Books of the month: From Long Island by Colm Tóibín to The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
The Independent via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoThere are lots of quirky details about President Lincoln in Erik Larson’s The Demon of Unrest: ...
Des Moines' new trees have historic connections
Axios· 6 days agoTwo Osage orange trees propagated from those near President Abraham Lincoln's gravesite will be planted during an event Monday at Hoyt Sherman Place....
Oliver Lewis won the first Kentucky Derby atop Aristides. His story doesn't end there
The Courier Journal via Yahoo Sports· 6 days agoOn Jan. 1, 1863, when Lewis was 6, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing...
Letters: Will history repeat with the next Chicago Democratic National Convention?
Chicago Tribune· 4 days agoIt’s true that Chicago has hosted at least 25 major-party conventions since the first one in 1860,...
'Devil in the White City' author Erik Larson returns with 'The Demon of Unrest'
Tribune via AOL· 6 days agoWe know the American Civil War's stories of carnage and heartbreak from movies, biographies and Ken Burns, but the most interesting thing about the latest from "The Devil in the White City" ...
Jinxed: the state and the presidency
The Uniontown Herald Standard· 1 day agoPennsylvania, one of the largest, most populous states in the Union, had produced one president, and by all accounts, that one president was woeful. The knock against Buchanan, who hailed from ...
Thomson Reuters Could Be the Best AI Stock You’ve Never Considered
Barrons.com· 1 day ago(Some Reuters trivia: Paul Reuter employed carrier pigeons and later was an early adopter of the...
The Bizarre Story Behind How Franklin Pierce Was Accused of Treason
Mentalfloss· 4 days agoIn the fall of 1861, former President Franklin Pierce headed to the Midwest, where he intended to...
Today in History
The Ponca City News· 2 days agoToday is the 117th day of 2024 and the 39th day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1865, John Wilkes Booth, President Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, was killed by Union troops in Virginia.
French white bean stew 7 Little Words Answer - Try Hard Guides
Try Hard Guides· 9 hours agoPuzzles provide a mental workout that can help keep your brain active and engaged, which is...
