After years of neglect, an Illinois village with ties to Abraham Lincoln is getting a refresh
The village where Abraham Lincoln came of age is deteriorating. Lincoln lived in New Salem, Illinois, as a young man from ...
Efforts underway to restore crumbling site where Abraham Lincoln began his political rise
Abraham Lincoln arrived at the New Salem grist mill along the Sangamon River aboard a flatboat that was sinking.
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The ‘state secrets privilege’ sounds mysterious. Here’s what it is and how it works
The legal doctrine has its roots in a contract between President Abraham Lincoln and a spy for the ... stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, March 16 ...
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What is the Smithsonian, and why is President Trump unhappy with it?
FILE – People gather for a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery to announce the installation of a life-size painting of President Abraham Lincoln by artist W ...
Visiting Greenland, Vance Finds the Weather and the Reception Chilly
The trip was both a reconnaissance mission and a passive-aggressive reminder of President Trump’s determination to fulfill ...
Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding to programs with ‘improper ideology’
Trump claimed there has been a “concerted and widespread” effort over the past decade to rewrite American history by ...
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Visiting Greenland with Sen. Lee, Vance finds the weather and the reception chilly
William Seward, the secretary of state under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson ... James K. Polk’s portrait has made it on the wall of the Oval Office, along with a selection of other past ...
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The Antisemitism Of William T. Sherman – And His Great Admiration For A Jewish Actress
It is fascinating to note that, notwithstanding his antisemitism, Sherman was a great admirer of Rose Eytinge (1835-1911), a Jewish-American actress and author who rose to become one of the most popul ...
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Marilyn Monroe holding a portrait of Abraham Lincoln
35.6 x 35.6 cm. (14 x 14 in.) ...