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"We find that the students here put an incredible amount of effort into this kind of community driven projects" ...
Lincoln's "Lost Speech" has been called the most important event in Bloomington history, but the journey to a create a mural ...
In 1858, after winning the Republican nomination for the Senate against incumbent Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln gave a ...
Mary Todd Lincoln’s Signature Dessert Was Abe’s Favorite originally appeared on Parade. Not so long ago, if your mind pondered on Mary Todd Lincoln, you simply thought of her association with ...
Although it’s still billed as The Lincoln Day Dinner, Honest Abe would hate to have his name associated with such a spectacle.
A new bust of a young, clean-shaven Abraham Lincoln was unveiled at the East Peoria City Council meeting. Local artist Morgan Elser created the bust, depicting Lincoln before he grew his iconic ...
The penny, which costs more to make than it's worth, will be going away. That's a shocking reversal of government policy. Usually, the government doesn't stop producing anything that's overpriced ...
At Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery near Elwood, Illinois southwest of Chicago, there was pomp, circumstance, and honors for "Poppa J." — the father of Jessica LaRoche.
More than 100 relics connected to President Abraham Lincoln brought in $7.9 million, auctioneers said. The proceeds will help a presidential foundation repay a loan.
The blood-stained leather gloves that were in Lincoln’s pocket the night he was assassinated were among the 144 items up for bid, 136 of which sold.