On Blood-Soaked Ground, a ‘Prayer for the Future’ of a Divided Land
The bugler’s call to assemble had sounded, wreaths had been laid, a choral society had sung and dignitaries had spoken, all ...
This week in Philly history: Which version of the Gettysburg Address did Abraham Lincoln actually say?
On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. The next day, newspapers such as The Inquirer re-printed ...
The Flag That Covered Lincoln’s Coffin Goes Up for Auction
The Museum of Southern History in Florida is selling the flag, which will be auctioned off by Guernsey’s, along with other ...
Abraham Lincoln at SUNY ESF: Syracuse campus icon turns 50
The statue “Young Abe Lincoln on Horseback,” was gifted to Syracuse University in 1973 by creator Anna Hyatt Huntington. She produced the piece in bronze in 1963 when she was 87 years old.
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Thanksgiving on streaming: Explore Lincoln’s legacy on the holiday he invented
Most Americans are familiar with the first Thanksgiving, a communal feast in 1621 between the Wampanoag and English colonists that symbolizes fraternity and community through food. However, the modern ...
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Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address: 161 years later
A lawyer from Springfield, Illinois took the ideas and principles of Washington and his fellows to heart throughout his ...