单词 | President Abraham Lincoln |
例句 | Lewis Isbel, a black barber who claimed to have shaved the city’s first mayor and President Abraham Lincoln, talked about his work with pride. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A Currier & Ives lithograph of the death of President Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z In the same room on the same date in 1861, one hundred and four years earlier, President Abraham Lincoln had signed a bill freeing slaves impressed into the service of the Confederate army. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z At the instant of being shot, President Abraham Lincoln slumps forward in his rocking chair. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln's battle to end slavery, ruled at the Golden Globe nominations on Thursday, while a very different movie take on slavery - "Django Unchained" - got a big boost in Hollywood's crowded awards season. "Lincoln" leads Golden Globe movie nominations 2012-12-13T18:44:44Z At the close of his First Inaugural Address, President Abraham Lincoln entreated the seceding slaveholders to “swell the chorus of the Union” until the nation was touched “by the better angels of our nature.” A Battle for the ‘Soul of America’? It’s as Old as America, One Historian Notes 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z The unknown soldier lay in state, his coffin resting on the wooden stand made in 1865 for President Abraham Lincoln’s casket. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier marks 100 years of honoring unidentified war dead 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Their mission: to photograph President Abraham Lincoln dedicating a new cemetery for Union soldiers. For author Dan Gutman, history isn’t always serious 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z Lincoln, Steven Spielberg's story of US President Abraham Lincoln's battle to end slavery in 1865, leads the pack with 10 Bafta nominations in total. Will Skyfall have a licence to thrill at Baftas? 2013-01-09T14:03:54Z "Lincoln," Steven Spielberg's historical film on the last days of President Abraham Lincoln, grabbed third with $34.1 million over the Wednesday-through-Sunday period. Vampires foil Tooth Fairy, Santa to claim box office win 2012-11-25T17:40:29Z President Abraham Lincoln leads the field with 10 nominations but a sweep of statuettes may not be a foregone conclusion. Day-Lewis carries hopes of home crowd at top British film awards 2013-02-08T11:23:46Z When President Abraham Lincoln was a young lawyer, he saw a pig stuck in mud. Abe’s puzzlings over a pig inspire President Lincoln’s Cottage family activity 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z Several months later, the 13th Amendment was ratified, abolishing slavery in the final four border states that had not been subjected to former President Abraham Lincoln's order. Juneteenth soul food festival canceled after all-white panel of hosts revealed 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z This year marks the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War and the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. PBS to air remastered version of Ken Burns' 'The Civil War' 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z His work focused on vilifying President Abraham Lincoln, Union soldiers and northern abolitionists. Smithsonian opens Civil War art from North, South 2012-03-30T12:01:04Z He used all his persuasive power to help engineer passage of the 13th Amendment through the House, and he often criticized President Abraham Lincoln for his slow approach to emancipation. On the trail of Thaddeus Stevens, Pennsylvania’s equal rights champion 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z The vehicle, which is on permanent display at Studebaker National Museum, is the carriage that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife rode to Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865, the night he was assassinated. Lincoln carriage to be displayed at Smithsonian 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z Those include the 1862 execution of 38 Dakota men in Mankato, Minn., ordered by President Abraham Lincoln — the largest mass execution in the nation’s history. Emmett Till’s Coffin, a Hangman’s Scaffold and a Debate Over Cultural Appropriation 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln announced that Thanksgiving would be celebrated annually on the last Thursday of November, and the declaration held credence for a time. Why Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Just a few months ago, the Shaw Festival canceled an upcoming staging after rights holders refused to allow the production to change the n-word, sung by Booth in a tirade against President Abraham Lincoln. “Assassins” is Stephen Sondheim's killer musical that we don’t talk about 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z In one famous depiction, she's seen mourning President Abraham Lincoln, joined by Britannia, another female character who personifies England, and a formerly enslaved person whose plight remains unclear. How did Uncle Sam become a symbol for the United States? 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z Restaurants such as Delmonico’s, which opened in New York in 1837 and served President Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain, are the exception. Another restaurant closes. That doesn’t mean the industry is headed for a crash. 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z The typed page of his famed bit in which President Abraham Lincoln gets image advice from a marketing consultant is going into the Smithsonian’s popular culture collection. Bob Newhart marks his 90th birthday, calls laughter the key 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z The first act especially is mired in earnestness with the characters of President Abraham Lincoln, Grant and Lee engaged in a stilted diplomatic dance. Review: ‘Appomattox’ at the Kennedy Center 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z More than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, slavery was abolished in Texas. Honoring Juneteenth Through Art in Galveston 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z We can debate how egregiously Stowe appropriated the lives of black people and exploited their suffering, but President Abraham Lincoln said that “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” sparked the Civil War. Perspective | Threats against the author of ‘American Dirt’ threaten us all 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z A case contains a stovepipe hat worn by President Abraham Lincoln, along with signed copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment. Critic’s Notebook: At the LBJ Presidential Library, Giving Nuance to History 2014-04-08T22:44:54Z I am deeply thankful for this since, to quote President Abraham Lincoln, "I laugh because I must not cry." Weird Al's "We're All Doomed" nailed this sh*tshow of a year 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z The 13th Amendment, ratified months later, abolished slavery in the final four border states that had not been subjected to President Abraham Lincoln’s order. National Juneteenth Museum Takes Shape in Fort Worth, Texas 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z Huling compared the moment to enslaved people in Confederate states gathering in churches on New Year’s Eve in 1862, praying for the deliverance of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Perspective | The enduring moments of 2021, as told by Post reporters Top of the nominations table with 10 entries is the biopic of President Abraham Lincoln but a sweep of statuettes may not be a foregone conclusion after disappointing performances at the Golden Globes and elsewhere. Day-Lewis as Lincoln set for home triumph at top UK film awards 2013-02-09T23:14:53Z For more than a century, nearly 16,000 Civil War telegrams have sat locked in a trunk that once belonged to a confidant of President Abraham Lincoln. Essential Arts & Culture: Deciphering Civil War telegrams, summer of Shakespeare, a conductor's fiery performance 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln, while the odds were on "Argo", a drama about the rescue of American hostages from Iran in 1979, to win best film. "Skyfall" beats "Les Miserables" to British film BAFTA 2013-02-10T20:58:58Z Directed by the Academy Award-winning filmmaker John Ford, this biographical drama airing on Presidents’ Day focuses on the early life of President Abraham Lincoln. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Snowfall’ and the N.A.A.C.P. Image Awards 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z One 1865 dispatch by White House reporter Noah Brooks notes that President Abraham Lincoln granted clemency to a gobbler back in 1863. Biden pardons two turkeys, over possible objections from the first dog 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z It's possible that the lankiness and facial features that Uncle Sam inherited from later depictions of Brother Jonathan were a tribute to President Abraham Lincoln. How did Uncle Sam become a symbol for the United States? 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln and Lord Horatio Nelson poke out from the clouds in a painting which must have turned a few heads in Moscow. Britain unveils historic and hip government art 2011-06-03T11:17:18Z The Civil War era looms large at the museum, where a popular permanent exhibit details President Abraham Lincoln’s medical care and autopsy. Eight U.S. museums that chronicle and celebrate the history of medicine 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z Nearly a century later in 1863, during the midst of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln encouraged Americans to recognize the last Thursday of November as "a day of Thanksgiving." Why do we eat turkey on Thanksgiving? 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z But in the dark days after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, some thought Johnson and the Radicals might get along. The political battle after the Civil War 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Another legend states that black-eyed peas were eaten by slaves on January 1, 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Here’s how black-eyed peas became synonymous with New Year’s cooking 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z One hundred fifty years ago, after traveling from Washington, making stops in 10 other cities along the way, the funeral train carrying President Abraham Lincoln arrived in the state’s capital. Commemorating Lincoln’s death in the city where he spent most of his life 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Gooding wrote a letter to President Abraham Lincoln demanding to be paid the same wage as White soldiers. He reenacted Civil War battles as a Black soldier fighting for freedom. Then he learned about his great-great-grandfather. 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z It wasn’t until 1863, however, that President Abraham Lincoln said that Americans should recognize the last Thursday of every November as a day of Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving history: Traditions and origins, where did it begin? 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln is considered an unstoppable force to become the first man to win three Best Actor Oscars. "Lincoln," "Argo" in tight race as Oscars roll out red carpet 2013-02-24T15:05:25Z The movie "Lincoln" explores the political machinations involving President Abraham Lincoln and Congress in 1865 as they considered the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery. 'Lincoln' at the Capitol draws director and star 2012-12-20T02:46:05Z Ford's Theatre awards the Lincoln Medal "to individuals who exemplify the legacy and character embodied by President Abraham Lincoln," who was assassinated at the theater in 1865. Obamas to attend Ford's Theatre gala 2010-06-07T02:19:00Z Coming tomorrow:The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the end of slavery. When the guns of the Civil War fell silent 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z Sometimes it was celebrated in January to mark the day in 1863 that President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, the same year he made Thanksgiving an official national holiday. The American Thanksgiving 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z The meme features a picture of President Abraham Lincoln. Maya Angelou’s new stamp uses a quote that may not be entirely hers 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln - and probably the Oscar next month, awards watchers said. Hollywood heats up with Oscar nominations, Golden Globes ceremony 2013-01-09T12:09:28Z President Abraham Lincoln was the first to let kids roll eggs on the White House lawn, during informal parties in the 1860s. White House Easter Egg Roll to return for first time in two years 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z The most famous example of this is President Abraham Lincoln, who shared a bunk with his best friend, Joshua Speed. Caught in a bad bromance? We should be encouraging man hugs, not mocking them 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z Only under the stress of combat did Gen. Andrew Jackson accept Black soldiers in the War of 1812 and President Abraham Lincoln permit Union forces to enlist Blacks in the Civil War. Was the Constitutional Right to Bear Arms Designed to Protect Slavery? 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z It was an exciting night, because President Abraham Lincoln was in attendance, sitting in a private box with his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln. Two Tickets to History Sell for Six Figures 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln freed enslaved people with the Emancipation Proclamation of 1862, and in 1869 the 15th Amendment gave Black men the right to vote. Womens Suffrage Movement 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z When he first announced the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln officially ended the enslavement of people halfway through the Civil War. Celebrating Juneteenth 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z An especially insidious video portrays President Abraham Lincoln taking a forgive-and-forget approach to the South. PragerU's Confederate propaganda isn't just misleading — it props up modern insurrectionists 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z The PragerU Kids lesson plans, billed as alternatives to “woke agendas” in public schools, feature short videos on figures like President Abraham Lincoln and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Florida adds PragerU to K-12 curricula, Texas may follow 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z All were signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862. Why industrial policy isn’t a cure-all for America’s economy 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Six decades ago, from the steps of the monument to President Abraham Lincoln, King began his most famous speech by decrying economic disparity, quality of life issues, police brutality and voter disenfranchisement. At March on Washington’s 60th anniversary, leaders seek energy of original movement for civil rights 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z That act of liberation came more than two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all enslaved people in the rebellious states to be free. Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil war, and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. A beginner’s guide to Juneteenth: How can all Americans celebrate? 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Then in November of that year, President Abraham Lincoln delivered one of the most celebrated speeches in American history during the dedication ceremony of the national military cemetery here. A new museum takes you beyond the Battle of Gettysburg 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Near the end of the Civil War, for example, President Abraham Lincoln famously approved a plan to provide what was dubbed “40 acres and a mule” to formerly enslaved people. More than 150 years after slavery was outlawed, a debt is still unpaid 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z It’s interesting to consider what someone like President Abraham Lincoln might have thought about the congresswoman’s call for a national divorce. We are proof that Democrats and Republicans can work together 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Consider the ability of President Abraham Lincoln to shape a government reflecting the values and principles that won the election. Current American government monstrosity attacks freedoms 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z Through sheer persistence and wealth, he became governor of California and a senior adviser to President Abraham Lincoln, whom he persuaded to greenlight a railroad linking California with the East Coast. Review | A new history unveils the exploitative origins of the tech giants 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z The National Portrait Gallery unveiled a rare portrait of President Abraham Lincoln on Friday, ahead of Lincoln’s 214th birthday. ‘Most lifelike’ Lincoln portrait on display after years in obscurity 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z I am reminded of President Abraham Lincoln’s sarcastic request of the inert Gen. George McClellan that if the general was not planning to employ the Army of the Potomac, perhaps he could borrow it. Opinion | The Marine Corps abandoned a key to modern warfare 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z On Friday, she pleaded for Republican unity while citing a Bible verse once used by former President Abraham Lincoln before the Civil War. Republicans confront bitter divide; no clear path forward 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z As President Abraham Lincoln recognized, improper power in anyone’s hands is still improper: “As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master.” For WA, the advantages of federalism are clear 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z The official holiday dates to the Civil War, when President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as a day to give thanks and seek healing. Americans celebrate Thanksgiving with parades, feasts and football 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z In October of 1863, just three months after the battle of Gettysburg, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the fourth Thursday in November to be a National Day of Thanksgiving. I give thanks for freedom of speech: If we still know what it means 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z It was only intermittently celebrated until President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 at the height of the Civil War made it a federal holiday and so it has remained. Forget the politics at family gatherings this holiday season 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth during a performance of “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theatre in Washington. Amy Schneider wins a hard-fought ‘Jeopardy!’ tournament 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z In 1862, in the middle of the Civil War, the House Judiciary Committee looked into how a message from President Abraham Lincoln had leaked to the press. The presidents and ex-presidents subpoenaed before Trump 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z “I heard it myself. Slaves are free,” Smith’s character tells other enslaved people, citing former President Abraham Lincoln. Ending speculation, Will Smith's 'Emancipation' drops trailer and release date 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln was trying desperately to hold the country together as slaveholding states threatened to secede, and in 1938 President Franklin D. Roosevelt warned against rising fascism. Biden’s stark warning: The U.S. is threatened by its own citizens 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z Other monuments — including ones in tribute to President Abraham Lincoln — fell under the “Revise or Add Narrative” batch. Chicago task force recommends removal of problematic monuments 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z She said she took solace in how President Abraham Lincoln kept fighting after he lost a bid for the U.S. Liz Cheney’s anti-Trump crusade heads into uncharted territory, perilous political terrain 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z General Grant, President Abraham Lincoln “and all who fought in our nation’s tragic Civil War, including my own great-great-grandfathers, saved our union,” Ms. Cheney said. Liz Cheney Invokes Lincoln and Grant in Impassioned Concession Speech 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z In the 1860s, photos of Yosemite Valley taken by Carleton Watkins helped persuade President Abraham Lincoln to declare the land a protected public trust, a prelude to it becoming a national park. Behind the Story: The Plan to Save Yosemite by Cutting Down Trees 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Indeed, President Abraham Lincoln ceded control of Mariposa Grove to California in 1864, making it one of the first state parks and the poster child of preservation. Why fighting fire with fire might actually save Yosemite's giant sequoias 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Mariposa Grove and Yosemite Valley have been protected since President Abraham Lincoln signed legislation in 1864. California heat builds as crews protect Yosemite sequoias 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln dreamed of reclaiming the region, but the geography proved too difficult in the early years of the war. Opinion | The proposed new names for military bases are in, and they’re inspiring 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Word of the end of bondage for the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state arrived on June 19, 1865 — two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. After Juneteenth, many Black people in Texas remained enslaved 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z That’s the day the Union army arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce that all enslaved African Americans in the state were free in accordance with President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. What is Juneteenth and how did it become a U.S. holiday? 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in states that seceded during the Civil War, but it was largely unenforceable, and many enslavers fled to Texas to continue the practice. Juneteenth ice cream and paper plates: Companies keep getting holiday wrong 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z The proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on Jan. 1, 1863, and declared free all enslaved people in Confederate states. LEADING OFF: Juneteenth around MLB and Father’s Day 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z General Granger’s announcement in 1865 put into effect the Emancipation Proclamation, which had been issued more than two and a half years earlier by President Abraham Lincoln, on Jan. 1, 1863. Juneteenth Is a Federal Holiday, but in Most States It’s Still Not a Day Off 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, but it took more than two years for Black slaves in Galveston, Texas to receive word of their freedom. Efforts spotlight slave who inspired beach name, local tale 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Referencing President Abraham Lincoln’s efforts to unite the country during “one of America’s darkest hours,” Pelosi called on the graduates “to help summon the better angels of our nature to help heal America’s fractured soul.” Nancy Pelosi tells Brown graduates: ‘Hold on to your hope’ 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in states that seceded during the war, but it was largely unenforceable, and many enslavers fled to Texas to continue the practice. Walmart apologizes, pulls ‘Juneteenth ice cream’ after online backlash 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Only during the Civil War, after Southern States had left the union, did President Abraham Lincoln recognize Haiti. Invade Haiti, Wall Street Urged. The U.S. Obliged. 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z He became an admirer of President Abraham Lincoln. Whitman’s ‘Leaves of Grass’ was banned — and cost him his federal job 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z Grant battered the slave-owning South into surrender as President Abraham Lincoln’s top Union general, yet he owned at least one enslaved person before the war. Legacy of Ulysses S. Grant complicated 200 years after birth 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z On Saturday, Washingtonians will celebrate the 160th anniversary of Emancipation Day, which commemorates President Abraham Lincoln’s signing of the law that freed enslaved people in the capital. Lincoln tried to free the enslaved in D.C. years before he succeeded 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z Even sadder is that a plan for Black peoples’ reparations was actually approved by President Abraham Lincoln at the end of the Civil War. Reparations for slavery: A road map 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln observed that he had arrived in Washington only to find “an empty Treasury and a great rebellion.” Review | The Civil War’s financial battles 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z One of President Abraham Lincoln’s greatest challenges prosecuting the Civil War, he reportedly once lamented, was that all of his best generals were otherwise occupied writing editorials for newspapers across the North. War hell: Biden wears a helmet, takes bike ride at the beach 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z Sixty years later, the funeral caravan for President Abraham Lincoln traveled along the avenue. Pennsylvania Avenue: America’s sleepy main street on track for fewer car lanes, more focus on parks and bikes 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Last week, the congregation honored its anniversary year by celebrating the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln visiting for a service on March 8, 1863. Dumbarton United Methodist Church celebrates 250th anniversary 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z Two buildings house small museums that detail Townsend’s career, such as his firsthand accounts from D.C. during the aftermath of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Beyond Assateague: The wonders of Maryland’s lesser-known state parks 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z To encourage settlers to move west to the Great Plains and to areas beyond, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act of 1862. myWorld: The Growth of Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln once laid a proposition he favored before his seven-member Cabinet. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z However, after President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, the order was rescinded and the land was returned to White Confederates. Supporters say they have the votes in the House to pass a reparations bill after years of lobbying 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z The American Civil War was well underway by the time President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1963. Sea levels have been rising since the American Civil War. The reason? Coal 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Presidents' Day is used every year to celebrate all presidents of the U.S. and George Washington’s birthday, with some states also celebrating President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. Presidents' Day: How US leaders fared in the sporting arena 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln wrote that it is our “apple of gold.” Opinion | For a more perfect union, start at the beginning 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Although women could not enlist to fight, Black men began signing up en masse after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation in January 1863. 200,000 Black men fought in the Civil War. Some lawmakers want to give them the Congressional Gold Medal. 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z Breyer quoted extensively from President Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Gettysburg Address, evoking a period of Civil War and uncertainty over the future of the republic. Inside the campaign to pressure Justice Stephen Breyer to retire 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z He quoted one of the most famous passages in President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, adding his own twist. Biden plans rapid Supreme Court push as Breyer announces departure 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z The time capsule was also rumored to include a rare photo of a deceased President Abraham Lincoln in his casket, based on newspaper accounts at the time of the capsule’s 1887 dedication. The weird history of Abraham Lincoln’s casket photos takes another twist 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Some historical records had led to some speculation that the capsule might contain a rare photo of the deceased President Abraham Lincoln. Robert E. Lee: Virginia workers open Civil War-era time capsule 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Historical records have led to some speculation that the capsule could contain a rare photo of a dead President Abraham Lincoln in his casket. Experts open time capsule found at Gen. Lee statue site 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Historical records also have led to some speculation that the capsule might contain a rare and historically significant photo of deceased President Abraham Lincoln. Apparent time capsule found at Lee statue site to be opened 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Based on historical records, some have also speculated the capsule might contain a rare photo of deceased President Abraham Lincoln. Again, crews find apparent time capsule at Lee statue site 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z But they didn’t find the expected trove of objects related to the Confederacy, including a picture of a deceased President Abraham Lincoln. Search to resume for 1887 time capsule under Lee monument 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z The time capsule is thought to store some 60 items related to the Confederacy — most tantalizingly, a possible image of President Abraham Lincoln in his casket, as suggested in cryptic news accounts at the time. Workers dismantling base of Richmond’s Lee monument and find what could be a time capsule 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Today’s U.S. racial divisions could find a model for healing in the unlikely friendship of President Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, according to the latest book by Fox News host Brian Kilmeade. Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade sees lessons for racial healing in new book on Lincoln-Douglass friendship 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z How is math education different now from, say, in President Abraham Lincoln’s day? Online exhibit adds up the history of mathematics 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Thanksgiving had mostly been observed on the last Thursday of November since President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed it a national holiday in 1863. Franklin Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving up a week to goose the economy. Chaos ensued. 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln on the five-dollar bill currency are seen at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington March 26, 2015. U.S. household wealth rose to record $141.7 trillion in Q2, Fed says 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z The project began a decade ago as part of the state’s commemoration of the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which abolished slavery in the United States. Virginia capital unveils monument marking end of slavery after removing Confederate statue 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Celebrated at the time, the victory contributed to President Abraham Lincoln’s reelection and was featured on the front page of the New York Herald on Sept. 30, 1864. Opinion | Remembering Virginia’s ‘Forgotten 14’ 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Republican Missouri state Rep. Tony Lovasco suggested dismantling monuments to former President Abraham Lincoln in light of a longstanding statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee being removed this week. ‘Reprehensible’ Lincoln’s statue should be removed too, suggested Missouri Republican lawmaker 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z But Brumfield discovered one intriguing item on the list: a picture said to show President Abraham Lincoln in his coffin. The statue of Robert E. Lee is gone, but the mystery of the time capsule persists 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Johnson, then the military governor of Tennessee, announced to the crowd that he was declaring freedom for Black people in Tennessee, a border state not covered by President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Review | An abolitionist’s hope meets a president’s hypocrisy 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Leduc urged Moss to heed the words in President Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address and show grace that each side of the partisan divide would claim for itself and deny the other. First felony defendant sentenced in Capitol riot, gets eight months in prison 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z His attorney urged Moss to follow the example of President Abraham Lincoln’s planned approach to the defeated South after the Civil War, before he was assassinated. U.S. seeks prison term for first felony defendant to be sentenced in Capitol breach, citing domestic terror threat 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z In a letter to Congress sent on July 4, 1861, just months after the Civil War began, President Abraham Lincoln spoke of Independence Day as inspiration for a new and more humane society. July 4, Juneteenth and the meaning of national holidays 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z Although many Americans believe President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation — issued Jan. 1, 1863 — automatically freed all enslaved people, the truth is more complex. A joyful celebration of Juneteenth for the D.C. region 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z The 13th Amendment grew from President Abraham Lincoln’s determination that the Emancipation Proclamation did not do enough to abolish slavery, according to historians. Lawmakers mark Juneteenth by reviving ‘abolition amendment’ 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln had freed them two and a half years earlier in his Emancipation Proclamation, but since Texas never fell to Union troops in battle, they’d remained in bondage. The joy of Juneteenth: America’s long and uneven march from slavery to freedom Gen. Gordon Granger proclaimed in Galveston that “All slaves are free” — some 30 months after the Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln took effect. Congress votes overwhelmingly to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. The day commemorates the end of slavery in Texas in 1865. 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z Months later, the 13th Amendment was ratified, abolishing slavery in the final three border states that had not been subjected to President Abraham Lincoln’s order. House Passes Bill to Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday, Sending It to Biden 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z State Democrats said they had no other choice but to invoke the last-ditch legislative tradition of breaking quorum, which dates back to at least the age of President Abraham Lincoln. After defeating restrictive voting bill, Texas Democrats send loud message: ‘We need Congress to do their part’ 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z Many American universities are a product of the Morrill Act, a law signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862 that funded the creation of public colleges through federal land sales. For Native Americans, Harvard and other colleges fall short 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Stone Mountain Park, with 3,200 acres of walking trails, lakes and amusement rides, officially opened to the public on April 14, 1965 — the hundredth anniversary of the night President Abraham Lincoln was shot. Giant Confederate Monument Will Remain at Revamped Stone Mountain 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z When Eastman’s wife, Sarah, was 17 years old, she was in the audience at Ford’s Theatre the night President Abraham Lincoln was shot. A historic house in Arlington, Va., hits the market 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z Buttigieg said he thinks of the opportunity to remake infrastructure not only in terms of Eisenhower but also President Abraham Lincoln, who established the nationwide train network. In Biden’s infrastructure moonshot, a big question: Can the nation still achieve its highest ambitions? 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Shirley, a biographer of former President Ronald Reagan, said that President Abraham Lincoln’s son was “a hack political operative who was an embarrassment to his father his whole life.” Hunter Biden’s redemption tour quickly veers off course 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z In 1865, a funeral was held at the White House for President Abraham Lincoln, assassinated five days earlier; his coffin was then taken to the U.S. Today in History 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z But after President Abraham Lincoln died later that year, his successor, Andrew Johnson, quickly rescinded it. House Panel Advances Bill to Study Reparations in Historic Vote 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z The Capitol Police officers saluted, and the honor guard placed Evans upon a catafalque that once held the coffin of President Abraham Lincoln. Slain Capitol Police officer William ‘Billy’ Evans honored at Capitol 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z But the order was reversed and the program ended just a few years later by President Andrew Johnson, the successor to President Abraham Lincoln. Editorial Roundup: Minnesota 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln spoke to a crowd outside the White House, saying, “We meet this evening, not in sorrow, but in gladness of heart.” Today in History 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln, accompanied by his son Tad, visited the vanquished Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, where he was greeted by a crowd that included former slaves. Today in History 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland lawmakers gave final passage on Monday to repeal the state song, a Civil War-era call to arms for the Confederacy against “Northern scum” that refers to President Abraham Lincoln as a despot. Maryland votes to repeal state song 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z After it ended, President Abraham Lincoln ordered 38 Dakota men hanged in Mankato, the largest single-day execution in the country’s history. Minnesota tribe calls return of land a step toward healing 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z The contention that President Abraham Lincoln himself was not primarily responsible for forcing the abolition of slavery on the entire nation was perplexing. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: What’s going on in this photo? 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a measure prohibiting Union military officers from returning fugitive slaves to their owners. Today in History 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z On March 10, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln assigned Ulysses S. Grant, who had just received his commission as lieutenant-general, to the command of the Armies of the United States. Today in History 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated for a second term of office; with the end of the Civil War in sight, Lincoln declared: “With malice toward none, with charity for all.” Today in History 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed a measure creating the National Academy of Sciences. Today in History 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z The message delivered by Union soldiers followed the cessation of the Civil War, but came more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Denver to recognize Juneteenth as a commemorative holiday 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z Many people today, if they have even heard of the Draft Riots, probably know it as a violent citizens’ revolt against President Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 conscription of soldiers. Opinion | The Real Story of the ‘Draft Riots’ 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z During his final months in office, President Abraham Lincoln moves forward to end the Civil War, unite the country and abolish slavery forever. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z February was chosen because of the correlation with the birthdays of abolitionist author Frederick Douglass and President Abraham Lincoln. Editorial Roundup: West Virginia 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens held a shipboard peace conference off the Virginia coast; the talks deadlocked over the issue of Southern autonomy. Today in History 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Created in 1861 by President Abraham Lincoln, the Medal of Honor is the nation’s highest military decoration. Congressional Medal of Honor Society plans Boston convention 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z Consider the courage and audacity of Ida B. Wells, born enslaved in 1862 near Holly Springs, Miss., six months before President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. The Black women who paved the way 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z When President Abraham Lincoln prepared to be sworn in for a second term in March 1865, it was clear that a Union victory was close. Past inaugural addresses show the way forward through times of crisis 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln was criticized for continuing the construction of the U.S. Opinion | Our Capitol perseveres 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z Before tonight’s address, I walked past the statue of President Abraham Lincoln - the epitome of leadership in times of turmoil and division. Text of Kentucky Gov. Beshear’s State of Commonwealth speech 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z The closest equivalent is the 1860 presidential election, after which seven Southern states seceded because they objected to the election of President Abraham Lincoln. Trump is lashing out at Mike Pence after the vice president declined to do a coup for him 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z One is that Valentine never created likenesses of President Abraham Lincoln, even though that might have been a hot-selling product. Richmond sculptor Edward Valentine created many of the statues that defined Lost Cause mythology. Now his family’s museum is confronting the legacy. 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z On Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that slaves in rebel states shall be “forever free.” Today in History 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z The U.S. federal government has executed only three women: In 1865, Mary Surratt was hanged for partaking in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. Who is Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on death row in the US? 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed an enabling act paving the way for Virginia’s western counties to become the state of West Virginia, which took place in June 1863. Today in History 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z The June holiday celebrates the day former slaves in Texas learned they were free in 1865, two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Kwanzaa in Louisville on heels of social justice movement 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z A San Francisco committee is recommending the removal of former President Abraham Lincoln's name from a high school due to his past treatment of Native Americans. San Francisco committee wants to remove Abraham Lincoln's name from high school 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z The contents are known to include a host of Confederate-related memorabilia — and, just possibly, a rare image of President Abraham Lincoln in his casket — but Northam’s office plans to remove it early next year. Northam proposes major effort to reimagine public space around Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z It would be a half-century after Posey’s death before President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation would change that equation for those like him. George Washington’s 1795 Thanksgiving celebrated liberty. But the chef behind the feast had none. 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z In this Thanksgiving week, I’m reminded of President Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 proclamation issued during our nation’s actual Civil War, formalizing our nation’s annual holiday on the fourth Thursday of November. Finding the sweet spot in the pandemic 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. Today in History 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Hood was inept in later command, absorbing huge losses at Franklin, and his defeat at Atlanta hastened President Abraham Lincoln’s reelection, said Ty Seidule, a retired Army general who taught history at the U.S. Fort Hood is named for a Confederate traitor. Is it time for ‘Fort Benavidez’? 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z He noted that an illustration to the right of the slavery image shows President Abraham Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation. School mural covered amid concerns about slavery depiction 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z In the 1860s, President Abraham Lincoln worked with fellow Republicans to shape the Court to carry out his party's anti-slavery and pro-Union agenda. Amid national crises, Lincoln and his Republicans remade the Supreme Court to fit their agenda 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z On his way home from delivering the Gettysburg Address in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln was overcome by a splitting headache. Suffering from smallpox after Gettysburg, Lincoln may have infected his valet 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z It was also where President Abraham Lincoln delivered his historic Gettysburg Address, citing the U.S. At Gettysburg, Biden promises to heal widening U.S. divisions 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z When the memorial service begins, Justice Ginsburg will lie on the same catafalque that President Abraham Lincoln did after his assassination in 1865. Justice Ginsburg makes history as first woman, Jewish person to lie in state at U.S. Capitol 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z Since then, the 33 men who have lain in state at the US Capitol have all been high-profile statesmen, like President Abraham Lincoln, or military members. Ginsburg becomes first US woman to lie in state 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z Capitol’s National Statuary Hall, where an invite-only memorial will be held and where she will lie in state atop the catafalque, built for President Abraham Lincoln’s casket in 1865. 'I had to come’: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s admirers line up to see her one more time 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Her coffin was placed on the Lincoln catafalque, built for President Abraham Lincoln’s coffin in 1865, and surrounded by an arrangement of the justice’s favorite flowers, including white hydrangea, freesia and white tea roses. Ruth Bader Ginsburg eulogized as a ‘rock star’ and ‘fighter’ while mourners gather to say goodbye 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z The remaining justices awaited her arrival in the Supreme Court’s Great Hall, where a ceremony took place as Ginsburg’s casket rests on the Lincoln Catafalque, the platform that held the casket of President Abraham Lincoln. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's casket arrives at Supreme Court to lie in repose 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Capitol, the first woman in American history to be so honored, and her coffin will be placed on the same catafalque that bore the body of President Abraham Lincoln, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Monday. Republican Senators Line Up to Back Trump on Court Fight 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z He noted that President Abraham Lincoln held off when presented with a Supreme Court vacancy shortly before the election of 1864. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she doesn’t support filling Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat before the election 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z Mexico had abolished slavery in 1829, a generation before President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Story of the Underground Railroad to Mexico gains attention 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z A lock of President Abraham Lincoln's hair attached to a bloodstained telegram sold for more than $81,000 at an auction that ended Saturday. A piece of Lincoln's hair and telegram smeared with his blood sells for $81G at auction 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z The poem’s opening line is “The despot’s heel is on thy shore,” a reference to President Abraham Lincoln. Preakness ends playing of ‘extremely offensive’ state song 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z A lock of President Abraham Lincoln's hair attached to a bloodstained telegram are up for auction this month, with the lot expected to sell for big money. Bloodstained telegram discussing assassination, lock of Lincoln's hair, up for auction 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z She was an adviser to President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War and worked to keep Maryland in the Union. Maryland’s Black history represented in hero recommendations 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z As a supporter of President Abraham Lincoln, he was tasked with visiting troops from his hometown to “look after the local ticket.” Mail-in ballots were part of a plot to deny Lincoln reelection in 1864 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z Taped last week at President Abraham Lincoln’s boyhood home, it put a spotlight on how the Trump team views Pence as bringing the empathy often not on display by the president himself. The Loyalist: VP Pence preserves own presidential prospects 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z The nine-minute video, titled “Lincoln,” was filmed last week at President Abraham Lincoln’s boyhood home in Lincoln City, Indiana. The Latest: First lady expresses sympathy for virus victims 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z In 1862, the New York Tribune published an open letter by editor Horace Greeley calling on President Abraham Lincoln to take more aggressive measures to free the slaves and end the South’s rebellion. Today in History 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z Mudd noted that Lady Liberty remained standard on U.S. coins until 1909, when pennies began being minted with the face of former President Abraham Lincoln. $10M ‘Flowing Hair’ 1794 US dollar set for auction in Vegas 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z On Jan. 1, 1863, a pensive President Abraham Lincoln sat down and signed the Emancipation Proclamation, a moment that represented the crowning achievement of his presidency. Opinion | A new statue of Lincoln will adequately honor him alongside Black Americans 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z In 1863, a massive explosion at Fort Lyon brought President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of War Edwin Stanton to the area to survey the damage. Just south of Old Town Alexandria, a duplex community loves to mind its manor 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z Dozens of lawmakers looked on Monday as Lewis’ flag-draped casket sat atop the catafalque built for President Abraham Lincoln. Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis lies in state at Capitol 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when slaves in Texas were told they were free, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth recognized as state holiday in Massachusetts 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z On July 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln presented to his Cabinet a preliminary draft of the Emancipation Proclamation. Today in History 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z That statue depicts President Abraham Lincoln holding the Emancipation Proclamation and a Black man kneeling at his feet who is newly freed from slavery. Black conservatives kick off campaign to save Emancipation Memorial 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z They plan to call on legislators and city government officials to preserve the statue that signifies the plight of slaves who became free under President Abraham Lincoln’s leadership. Advisory: The return of Trump ‘mojo’ 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln was wearing a custom Brooks Brothers coat when he was assassinated. Brooks Brothers files for bankruptcy, plans to close dozens of stores 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z Their Commander in Chief was President Abraham Lincoln, also a target in the revisionist revolution of 2020. Editorial Roundup: US 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z Decades before he was depicted in bronze kneeling before President Abraham Lincoln, Archer Alexander longed for freedom. Depicted kneeling before Lincoln, this enslaved man broke his own chains in pursuit of freedom 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z The statue depicted Civil War-era President Abraham Lincoln standing over a kneeling black man newly freed from slavery. Activist suggests replacing DC's Emancipation Memorial with Harriet Tubman monument: 'Fair and equitable' 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z A crowd of 25,000, many of them African American, had gathered to hear Douglass speak on the 11th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Frederick Douglass delivered a Lincoln reality check at Emancipation Memorial unveiling 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z Both statues depict President Abraham Lincoln standing over a kneeling black man who is newly freed from slavery. DC's Emancipation Memorial, target of protests, was funded by former slaves: reports 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z The statue depicts a freed slave kneeling at the feet of President Abraham Lincoln. Army activates 400 Guard troops to protect monuments in Washington, D.C. 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z The statute depicts a freed slave kneeling at the feet of President Abraham Lincoln. Army activates 400 Guard troops to protect monuments in Washington, D.C. 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z Protesters decried the Emancipation Memorial, which depicts a freed slave kneeling at the feet of President Abraham Lincoln. D.C. police clear out fledgling autonomous zone near the White House 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z The opposition to the statue is not based on Seward himself, said LaRoe, who acknowledged his role as an abolitionist in President Abraham Lincoln’s administration. Petition seeks removal of statue of Alaska purchase official 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z That celebration began on Sept. 22, 1863, a year after President Abraham Lincoln signed the preliminary draft of the Emancipation Proclamation. Perspective | Five myths about Juneteenth 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z The Grant family did not free Jules after President Abraham Lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation. San Francisco protesters topple statues of Ulysses Grant and other slave owners 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln first issued the proclamation declaring all slaves free in Confederate territory on Sept. 22, 1862, but the news took time to travel. Gov. backs bill to regulate polluting firms in Black cities 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Facebook and Instagram users are sharing a news article that wrongly suggests a bust of former President Abraham Lincoln was torched last week in Chicago. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z She compared his philosophy to President Abraham Lincoln, whose Cabinet was made up of several aides who had been his rival for the presidency. White House says Trump used his ‘gut’ in hiring Bolton, wants a ‘team of rivals’ advising him 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Former President Abraham Lincoln first issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Sept. 22, 1862, and it became effective the following Jan. 1. America marks Juneteenth as protests bring new attention 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z They were in Galveston, Tex., in a state where more than 250,000 men, women and children endured slavery for an additional 2½ years after President Abraham Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation. Perspective | White people learn about Juneteenth, celebrated by millions of black Americans every year 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln was looking for a way to cripple the Confederacy’s funding, Stevenson said, so he wrote the Emancipation Proclamation to free the slaves in the Confederate states, starting Jan. 1, 1863. Why Juneteenth is so important and why so few people know about it 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z The date was almost 2 1/2 years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Montgomery to mark Juneteenth with online celebration 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z But it gave President Abraham Lincoln the opportunity, five days after the battle, to announce the Emancipation Proclamation. Forgotten Civil War map shows Antietam as a cemetery 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Like that of the enslaved black people in Texas who remained in bondage years after President Abraham Lincoln had granted their freedom, the emancipation of Aunt Jemima is way behind schedule. Opinion | Why did it take so long to set Aunt Jemima free? 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z On Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, announcing all persons held as slaves within the rebellious areas are and henceforth shall be free. Editorial Roundup: Georgia 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln first issued the Emancipation Proclamation declaring all slaves free in Confederate territory on Sept. 22, 1862, but the news took time to travel. New York declares Juneteenth a holiday for state employees 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z In December 1865, seven months after President Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theatre, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. At least 2,000 more Black people in U.S. were lynched by mobs than previously known, new research finds 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z To keep Lee from returning, President Abraham Lincoln used the property to bury Civil War dead. Opinion | Monuments to the Confederacy must come down 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z However, it was pushed back one day in deference to the "Juneteenth" holiday, which marks the date in 1865 that President Abraham Lincoln's order to free American slaves reached Galveston, Texas. Lara Trump fires back at critics of Tulsa rally: 'Nobody has to attend the rally. This is a choice' 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z Thousands of Americans are signing a petition to remove a statue that shows President Abraham Lincoln standing over a slave in Boston's Park Square. Petition to remove Boston statue of Lincoln standing over a slave garners thousands of signatures 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z “I think, what’s his name, Lincoln, made a mistake,” he added, a reference to President Abraham Lincoln, who ended slavery by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. A St. John’s Fencing Coach Is Fired After Making Racist Remarks 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z CNN anchor Don Lemon declared President Trump “unworthy of his office” late Friday in light of the latter questioning former President Abraham Lincoln’s legacy during a recent Fox News interview. Don Lemon: Trump ‘unworthy’ of presidency after questioning Lincoln’s legacy 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z The date commemorates the June 19, 1865 reading in Texas of President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Declaration, which brought an end to slavery in the United States. Factbox: What changes are companies making in response to George Floyd protests? 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z Jubilee — the anniversary of the day in 1865 in which the last black slaves in the U.S. were freed in Texas, two years after former President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Trump to accept GOP nomination in Jacksonville on anniversary of KKK's "Ax Handle Saturday" attack 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Juneteenth is marked on June 19 to commemorate the Emancipation Proclamation being read in Texas more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln declared that all slaves will be freed. NFL tells teams it will recognize Juneteenth as holiday, offices will be closed 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, Boris Vaksman was dismissed after he said the “majority” of blacks steal, kill and do drugs, and President Abraham Lincoln “made a mistake” by ending slavery. St. John’s immediately fires fencing coach after recording of racist comments leaks 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z June 19 commemorates the U.S. abolition of slavery by President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which was belatedly announced in the state of Texas on June 19, 1865, after the end of the Civil War. Twitter, Square to make June 19 a holiday to support racial diversity 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z Capitol, is a seven-acre national park with memorial sculptures honoring President Abraham Lincoln and Mary McLeod Bethune, the civil rights activist and educator. Condo building is a good fit for D.C.’s Kingman Park 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln on overcoming differences with another person: “I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.” Column: How Trump stacks up against other presidents — his words versus theirs 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z The theater, where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, is also one of the nation’s most sacred historic sites, and the thousands who visit each spring and summer are also shut out. The coronavirus wrecked spring. Will it claim summer, too? 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z The lengthy tome starts off by invoking former President Abraham Lincoln. China issues lengthy rebuttal to top 24 COVID-19 'lies' told by United States 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Misdescribing an 1862 White House meeting with African American leaders, the project falsely says that President Abraham Lincoln flatly “opposed black equality” and adamantly favored colonization of emancipated slaves. Opinion | The ‘1619 Project’ is filled with slovenliness and ideological ax-grinding 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Fox News contributor Guy Benson reacted Monday to President Trump comparing negative media coverage to the treatment of President Abraham Lincoln, a reference to the contentious exchanges at White House coronavirus press briefings. Guy Benson: Trump comparing negative media coverage to Lincoln was 'over the top' 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z By the way, I still laugh every time during the opening credits when President Abraham Lincoln aggressively gets in a successful firefight with potential assassins at Ford’s Theater. Blu-ray and DVD TV reviews: ‘Police Squad!’ and ‘The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour’ 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z When President Abraham Lincoln spoke at Gettysburg, in the midst of so many fresh graves, he was making clear that those deaths were not random or purposeless. Opinion | We’ve officially witnessed the total failure of empathy in presidential leadership 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z Hawaii, when it was a U.S. territory, was placed under martial law for most of World War II. President Abraham Lincoln declared martial law during the Civil War. In pandemic, rumors of martial law fly despite reassurances 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln famously put the country under martial law during the Civil War. Coronavirus misinformation and hoax emails are making the rounds. Here's how to spot them 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Trump made the comments with the backdrop of the marble statue of President Abraham Lincoln at the famed memorial site in Washington, D.C. Guy Benson: Trump comparing negative media coverage to Lincoln was 'over the top' 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z Four days after President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, the Old Capitol in Iowa City was draped in mourning black. Group seeks to preserve historic Iowa City building 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z Stephen Johnson Field joined the Supreme Court on March 10, 1863, after being nominated by President Abraham Lincoln. Who are the longest serving Supreme Court justices? 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Addressing a large crowd in Springfield, Illinois the 45-year-old U.S. senator from Illinois invoked President Abraham Lincoln. Obama announces presidential bid: This Day in History 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z In 1915, 50 years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which abolished slavery in America, Black History Month was created as a way to acknowledge black Americans. Editorial Roundup: US 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z The Confederate leader’s prospects were grim in April 1865 after the South surrendered and President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. In 1868, the fate of Jefferson Davis’s neck swung on Andrew Johnson’s impeachment 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z Her mother was the daughter of Frederick Hill Meserve, a renowned collector of photographs and artifacts from the life of President Abraham Lincoln. Edith Kunhardt Davis, keeper of the legacy of ‘Pat the Bunny,’ dies at 82 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z Education Secretary Betsy DeVos compared the choice to have an abortion with the choice to own slaves, saying President Abraham Lincoln also had to contend with a misguided “pro-choice” argument. Betsy DeVos compares choice of abortion to choice of slavery 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z “I’m reminded of President Abraham Lincoln. He, too, contended with the ‘pro-choice’ arguments of his day,” Mrs. DeVos said, according to the transcript. DeVos clarifies slavery and abortion comparison 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Chase, a leading abolitionist, had served as President Abraham Lincoln’s treasury secretary; before that, he was a senator, governor and presidential contender, challenging Lincoln for the Republican nomination in 1860. Opinion | If John Roberts is seeking a role model, let’s hope it’s not Salmon Chase 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z In the Gettysburg Address, President Abraham Lincoln paid tribute to those who fought and died for their cause, to which they “gave the last full measure of devotion.” Review: Sebastian Stan and all-star cast elevate the heroism of ‘The Last Full Measure’ 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z In the Gettysburg address, President Abraham Lincoln paid tribute to those who fought and died for their cause, to which they “gave the last full measure of devotion.” ‘The Last Full Measure’ review: Star-studded cast elevates tale of Vietnam War hero 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z It was President Abraham Lincoln’s death, though, that introduced embalming to the general public. The Movement to Bring Death Closer 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z An Economist/YouGov poll conducted from Nov. 24 to Nov. 26 showed 53 percent of Republicans surveyed believe President Donald Trump is a better leader than President Abraham Lincoln, The Hill reported on Nov. 30. Recent editorials published in Iowa newspapers 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z The congressman also noted that former President Abraham Lincoln had sent federal troops to Frederick, Md., to arrest pro-Confederate Maryland legislators while they sat in a session at the Washington suburb. Rep. Ken Buck lists past presidents' 'abuses of power' Trump critics should consider impeachable 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Even the sainted President Abraham Lincoln was warned by an adviser weeks into his administration that he might be impeached if he abandoned Fort Sumter. Long Before Trump, Impeachment Loomed Over Multiple Presidents 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln finally saw the wisdom in 1863, hoping a day of gratefulness and food would help heal a nation fractured by civil war. ‘They just weren’t first:’ Virginia challenges Plymouth for Thanksgiving bragging rights 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z As the Civil War raged in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln and his secretary of state, William H. Seward, issued a proclamation on Oct. Perspective | At the first national Thanksgiving, the Civil War raged 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln repeatedly pardoned soldiers sentenced to death for desertion, even though his generals warned it would undermine battlefield discipline. Trump’s Pardons for Servicemen Raise Fears That Laws of War Are History 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z It was signed by President Abraham Lincoln after conflicts between white settlers and Dakota people in Minnesota. South Dakota tribe wants 1863 removal law changed 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z The whistleblower who sparked impeachment proceedings against President Trump was likened by a former federal prosecutor on Monday to President Abraham Lincoln’s assassin. Joe diGenova, former federal prosecutor, likens whistleblower to Lincoln’s killer John Wilkes Booth 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z It’s named for the first Episcopal bishop of Minnesota, who persuaded President Abraham Lincoln to pardon most of the 303 Dakota Indians sentenced to death after the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. Minnesota clergy, ICE critics want bishop name off building 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z The museum also displays, in yet another instance of astonishing lack of self-awareness and historical tone-deafness, another ceremonial Colt pistol, this one given to President Abraham Lincoln by his Cabinet. Opinion | ‘A Child’s Room’ at the NRA’s National Firearms Museum is an utterly gross display 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln, who was concerned with maintaining influence in the southern border states, took notice of Johnson and made him military governor of Tennessee. Who was the first president to be impeached? New documentary on Andrew Johnson 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Fried then asked Hayes if he could imagine former President Abraham Lincoln speaking the way Trump did. Reagan's former solicitor general blasts Trump's conduct: 'Very opposite of great Republicans' 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Video footage from the event showed the rapper getting political at one point, telling the crowd that it was the Republican Party, led by former President Abraham Lincoln, who freed enslaved Africans. Kanye West defends support for Trump, says political decisions based on race is 'mental slavery' 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z They discovered that an owner of a house was the doorman at Ford’s Theatre the night President Abraham Lincoln was shot. What’s the history of your house? Tracking down details can be rewarding. 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z The bloodiest conflict in US history sputtered to an end in 1865, punctuated by the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Discovery is always political 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z It concerns the grief of President Abraham Lincoln for his young son William and is an entertaining and heartbreaking reminder that grief afflicts the poor and the mighty in equal measure. Top 10 ghost stories 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z A newly discovered document which shows President Abraham Lincoln's role as "healer in chief" during the Civil War is now up for sale. Newly discovered Abraham Lincoln gift to wounded troops up for sale, shows him as 'healer in chief' 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z The group also sent a request to President Abraham Lincoln for his autograph and those of his Cabinet — the “Team of Rivals” — to be auctioned off to raise more funds at the time. Joe Biden tangles with a flamethrower 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z It was December 1861, a Tuesday at noon, when President Abraham Lincoln sent his first annual message — what later became the State of the Union — to the House and Senate. You know who was into Karl Marx? No, not AOC. Abraham Lincoln. 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z His funeral was attended by President Abraham Lincoln and his Cabinet, members of Congress and the Supreme Court, and the governor of Maryland, among others. Hogan condemning Trump tweets signals shift since 1800s on Maryland politicians, immigration 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z The only justices who served longer were William O. Douglas, whom Justice Stevens replaced in 1975, and Stephen J. Field, a nominee of President Abraham Lincoln who served for much of the late 19th century. John Paul Stevens, longtime leader of Supreme Court’s liberal wing, dies at 99 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln spoke of “malice toward none; with charity for all,” but that was the leader of a Republican Party of another time. Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric calls for a bipartisan rebuke 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z The better strategy will be to follow President Abraham Lincoln’s advice and example and offer honesty, integrity, dignity and civility. In the Democratic debates, candidates spouted too many economic fairy tales 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z Nobody who is alive today was alive during slavery, which President Abraham Lincoln famously ended with the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, in the middle of the Civil War. Mitch McConnell is the second worst human being on the planet 2019-06-22T04:00:00Z In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln gave what became known as his “Fourth of July” speech from a second-floor window of the White House to a crowd accompanied by a band celebrating the fall of Vicksburg. Trump wants a starring role on July 4th. Jefferson settled for punch and cake. 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z The orders in this original form, the Lieber Code, were issued by President Abraham Lincoln. Opinion | Adherence to the laws of war is essential 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z The memorial to President Abraham Lincoln was a sight to behold. The Lincoln Memorial as a pyramid? That wasn’t the craziest idea pitched a century ago. 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z Three years later, in the middle of the civil war, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation declaring the end of slavery in the US. Last known US slave ship found in Alabama 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Both Presidents Barack Obama and Trump used the phrase "so help me, God," a tradition historians trace back to President Abraham Lincoln in 1861. Massachusetts Democrats want to remove 'God' from oath of office 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z “Forty five years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation freeing American slaves, Green Cottenham . . . toiled under the lash at Slope 12,” he wrote. Freedom and slavery, the ‘central paradox of American history’ 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln held informal egg-rolling parties at the White House while he was in office in the 1860s. Trumps host the White House’s 141st Easter celebration 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z The Sultana brought word on its trip downriver to Vicksburg of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The mighty Mississippi defines Memphis 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z Some 3,522 people have received the Medal of Honor since President Abraham Lincoln awarded the first one in 1863, during the Civil War, according to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Trump to award 8th Medal of Honor, his first to Iraq war vet 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Some 3,522 people have received the Medal of Honor since President Abraham Lincoln awarded the first one in 1863, during the Civil War, according to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Trump to award 8th Medal of Honor, his first to Iraq war vet 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, followed by the public display of his embalmed body, became a major moment in the national marketing of this new death trade. Perspective | When my brother-in-law died, we skipped the funeral parlor and took him home. 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z There were six justices after the Judiciary Act of 1789 and 10 under President Abraham Lincoln, and there have been nine since 1869. ‘Court packing’ ideas get attention from Democrats 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z Prince George’s was the biggest slave-owning county in Maryland, which did not free slaves until more than a year after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863. ‘A word that has blood dripping off it’: How a white lawmaker’s slur reverberated in Maryland 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z In particular, experts said, presidents have never sought to undermine the findings of the National Academies of Science, created by President Abraham Lincoln to provide unbiased scientific findings to the country’s leaders. With Climate Science on the March, an Isolated Trump Hunkers Down 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z He went on to argue that he does not view Booth as a significant figure of the American Civil War, and that his "one moment" was his infamous assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Proposed Civil War memorial featuring bust of John Wilkes Booth sparks debate in small Maryland town 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z His PAC described him as a “philosopher, scientist, poet, statesman” who died on the birthday of President Abraham Lincoln, whom he celebrated in his writings. Lyndon LaRouche dies, was perennial presidential candidate 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z A 30-acre plot of farmland once owned by President Abraham Lincoln in rural Illinois was sold at auction Tuesday for $300,000. 30 acres once owned by Abraham Lincoln in Illinois sold for $300,000 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z Dixie is a nickname used to describe 11 states in the South that seceded from the U.S. to form the Confederacy following the election of President Abraham Lincoln in 1860. A district named Dixie: Marin County schools’ name sparks controversy over racism 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Instead, Mattis released a short memo that cited an 1865 message from President Abraham Lincoln to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant: “Let nothing which is transpiring change, hinder, or delay your military movements, or plans.” Mattis departs as defense secretary as the Pentagon faces period of uncertainty 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z On Jan. 1, 1866, Montgomery began recognizing the Emancipation Proclamation, signed three years earlier by President Abraham Lincoln to declare freedom for “all persons held as slaves.” Alabama’s capital city starts new year with Emancipation Day 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z In his first inaugural address, President Abraham Lincoln expressed his belief that we could trust in the better angels of our nature. Melania Trump rises above Democratic pettiness, represents America’s ‘better angels’ 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z But with the children, Trump appeared to try to keep things light as he sat beside his wife, Melania, in front of a roaring fireplace beneath a portrait of former President Abraham Lincoln. During gloomy Washington Christmas, Trump takes kids' Santa calls 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z When someone lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda, the casket is placed in the center of the room on the catafalque, the wooden platform used for President Abraham Lincoln’s funeral in 1865. George H.W. Bush's funeral, memorial services: Everything you need to know 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln is credited as being the first to free a turkey after it was sent to the White House in late 1863. Presidents didn’t always pardon turkeys. Some birds became dinner. 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z The park officially opened to the public on April 14, 1965 — the hundredth anniversary of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Stone Mountain: The Largest Confederate Monument Problem in the World 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z A statue in Washington’s Lincoln Park depicts President Abraham Lincoln holding the Emancipation Proclamation while standing above a kneeling black man. Opinion | The Va. fort that launched self-emancipating black heroes deserves better 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z As that great Republican President Abraham Lincoln wrote- "all men are created equal" Roger & me: Arguing with Roger Stone about a “white supremacist” hand signal 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z Ms. Cook joked, referring to the actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Washington’s Ford’s Theatre in 1865. Carole Cook cracks Trump assassination joke: ‘Where’s John Wilkes Booth when you need him?’ 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Inside the Capitol Rotunda, McCain’s body was laid on a catafalque — or wooden platform — first constructed to support the coffin of President Abraham Lincoln. McCain funeral: McCain lies in state at U.S. Capitol as Pence, congressional leaders honor late senator 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln loved the tune and asked for it to be played at the White House the night Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered, said Horton. Away, away: Alabama high school won’t play ‘Dixie’ any more 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z At the end of their meeting, Gen. Votel presented the governor with a bust of President Abraham Lincoln, who prevented the U.S. from splitting in two during the Civil War. Key Afghan War Measures Remain Grim, But U.S. Sizing Up Chances for Peace 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z His mother, Martha Ellen Young, hated President Abraham Lincoln, telling her son upon a visit to the White House many years later that she’d rather sleep on the floor than stay in the Lincoln Bedroom. How Harry S. Truman went from being a racist to desegregating the military 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln presented to his Cabinet a preliminary draft of the Emancipation Proclamation. Today in History 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z It depicts President Abraham Lincoln, Chicago’s Willis Tower, a corn crop, the state Capitol, southern Illinois’ national forest and legendary highway Route 66. Chatham student designs winning Bicentennial coin 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z During the Civil War, he became the leader of the congressional Radical Republicans, who pressured President Abraham Lincoln to support abolition. ‘Kill the beast’: The impeachment trial that nearly took down a president 150 years ago 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z The Confederate capital, Richmond, fell on April 3, and President Abraham Lincoln even walked through the defeated city. Lincoln’s Biblical Lessons of Reconciliation 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln was shot, the site where Garfield’s assassination began in Washington, D.C., is a mystery to most residents and visitors. ‘Obscure’ presidential assassination site remembered in DC 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln held informal egg-rolling parties at the White House while he was in office in the 1860s, according to the White House. The White House Easter Egg Roll turns 140, as thousands celebrate on the South Lawn 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z The Senate voted 30-13 to put “Maryland, My Maryland” on historic status and say its sensitive pre-Civil War references to “Northern scum” and a despotic President Abraham Lincoln don’t reflect Marylanders’ values today. Maryland bill would ‘retire’ state song to ‘historic’ status 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Douglass wanted an immediate meeting with President Abraham Lincoln. Frederick Douglass needed to see Lincoln. Would the president meet with a former slave? 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z His death drew thousands of mourners to the Ohio Statehouse, where he lay in repose for a longer period than assassinated President Abraham Lincoln and others in history. Organizers to request Ohio state funds for John Glenn statue 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z The holiday wasn’t made official until 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln declared it as a kind of thank you for the Civil War victories in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. No turkey, no pie: Pretty much everything you learned about the first Thanksgiving is wrong 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z The tradition can be traced back to President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. A history of White House Thanksgivings 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Operation Stand Down tries to follow President Abraham Lincoln’s creed - “To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan” - which is very admirable. Kentucky editorial roundup 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z And while there was little doubt that President Abraham Lincoln was morally opposed to slavery, he initially pursued a centrist approach toward slaveholders in the South and their opponents in the North. John Kelly says US Civil War was prompted by inability to compromise 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z In a nutshell: President Abraham Lincoln goes to a Georgetown cemetery to grieve following his young son's death. Six authors vie for Man Booker Prize 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Gerson’s invocations of President Abraham Lincoln, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and President Barack Obama evinced this spirit of accountable bipartisan engagement; others he unjustly caricatures share this spirit, too. Opinion | A false stereotype of the left’s motives 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln made with more than 24,000 pennies is among the top prizes in the ninth annual international ArtPrize competition in western Michigan. The Latest: Winners announced in annual ArtPrize competition 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z It is a large canvas sign made following the 1865 assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Alan Page exhibits artifacts of US’s troubling past 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Old Main was a model of modernity when it was authorized in 1865 by one of the last official acts of President Abraham Lincoln. Old Soldiers’ Homes, Left to Just Fade Away 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z The lyrics, which refer to President Abraham Lincoln as a “despot” and “tyrant,” are tinged with the complicated history of Maryland, a state that was on the dividing line between Union and Confederate forces. Opinion | Teach about ‘Maryland, My Maryland,’ but drop it as the state song 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Weeks later, President Abraham Lincoln fired Gen. George McClellan for his failure to pursue the Confederate general. Trump donation will help restore historic home near Confederate statue 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z That landmark building is home to five statues of famous Kentuckians, including former President Abraham Lincoln and Davis, the only president of the Confederacy. Confederate street names: Protest turns tense in Florida 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z They include former President Abraham Lincoln and Davis, the only president of the Confederacy. Black leaders call for removal of Jefferson Davis statue 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln often disappointed clamoring crowds, telling them that the risk of a wrong word made it too dangerous for him to deliver a speech. Opinion | Trump doesn’t seem to like being president. So why not quit? 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z And in January 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that all people held as slaves in the rebelling states “are, and henceforward shall be free.” What Robert E. Lee Wrote to The Times About Slavery in 1858 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z After President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, former slaves flocked to the capital. Confederate Memorial in Arlington: Honoring Rebels on nation’s sacred ground 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z When President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, the country was without a vice president for more than three years. What if President Trump can’t do the job? Here’s the Constitutional answer 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z A few years earlier, President Abraham Lincoln had signed the Homestead Act of 1862. 'The devil's rope': How barbed wire changed America - BBC News 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z Before the days of the Secret Service, the Union Light Guard acted as bodyguards to President Abraham Lincoln when he was traveling around Washington, D.C., and also guarded the president’s house and several other buildings. EXCHANGE: The story of the meaning of ‘Moweaqua’ 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z The story began in the winter of 1868, three years after the South had surrendered at Appomattox and an assassin’s bullet had claimed the life of President Abraham Lincoln. Buying ‘friends in this Congress’: The smoking gun that triggered a political scandal 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln commissioned the Buffalo Soldiers in the 1860s. African-American soldiers honored with historic marker 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z The actor plays President Abraham Lincoln in his final four months of life as he works to emancipate the slaves. Daniel Day-Lewis is retiring from acting -- and here are 5 reasons why we wish he wouldn't 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z Sixty-one years later, politics cost President Abraham Lincoln his life. Opinion | ‘Where brew and bravado ruled, not bullets’: Readers respond to the baseball shooting 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Among the highlights are costumed interpreters portraying politicians of the era: President Abraham Lincoln, U.S. Detroit’s Historic Fort Wayne stages annual Civil War Days 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z “Crazy Mary Lincoln: A New Musical” Pallas Theatre Collective presents a new musical by Jan Tranen and Jay Schwandt that delves into the life of the first family after President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Going Out Guide for the District, June 1-7, 2017 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z The guide blames the Civil War on President Abraham Lincoln rather than rebellious Southern states, and it denies slavery caused the conflict. Old South monument backers embrace “Confederate Catechism” 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z Q: What political party did President Abraham Lincoln belong to? Are you smarter than the President? Take this quiz and find out! 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z As President Abraham Lincoln pointed out in 1858, slavery represented an existential crisis for American society and would demand a type of second Founding to correct it. Donald Trump’s historical ignorance reveals a great truth: The party of Lincoln has become the party of Jefferson Davis 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z Nebraska’s capital is named after President Abraham Lincoln, who dedicated himself to keeping the nation whole and preserving what our country’s founders called our “Perpetual Union.” Recent editorials published in Nebraska newspapers 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z A North Carolina legislator is facing criticism after he wrote on Facebook Wednesday that President Abraham Lincoln is a similar “tyrant” to Adolf Hitler. Larry Pittman, Republican lawmaker, says Lincoln, Hitler same sort of ‘tyrant’ 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Emancipation Day usually is celebrated April 16, the date in 1862 when President Abraham Lincoln signed the Compensated Emancipation Act, which freed about 3,100 slaves living in the District. America has extra time to file taxes this year. You can thank D.C. for that. 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Officially, Emancipation Day commemorates when President Abraham Lincoln signed an act freeing all 3,100 slaves residing in the District, eight months ahead of the Emancipation Proclamation. D.C. mayor uses Emancipation Day to highlight statehood fight 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln himself was conflicted on the subject of abolition when he was elected in 1860. Georgia editorial roundup 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln tells them solemnly: “The day of reckoning is nigh upon us.” Opinion | Metro’s day of reckoning is upon us 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z A half-brother, Samuel Proctor, lived down the street and ran a well-established catering business whose client list once included President Abraham Lincoln. Opinion | Black and privileged until Jim Crow came and crushed a sense of dignity 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z Microsoft President Brad Smith looked to history as a guide, referencing the date that the Emancipation Proclamation took effect, when President Abraham Lincoln declared freedom for slaves. U.S. companies decry Trump action on transgender student rights 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z Douglass wanted blacks to fight for the Union in the Civil War, and after President Abraham Lincoln allowed them to serve, Douglass became the president’s loyal supporter and friend. Opinion | Five myths about Frederick Douglass 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z For the seat’s first occupant, Republican President Abraham Lincoln chose Stephen J. Field, a Democrat he thought would be sympathetic to his reconstruction plans. ‘Justice Scalia’s seat’ has a history going back 150 years 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z He pointed out that President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus and ignored courts that insisted he didn’t have such power. How President Trump Could Seize More Power After a Terrorist Attack 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z I guess talking about troop movements would be okay, but not President Abraham Lincoln signing the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation five days after the battle and changing the course of the war. Opinion | The stories of national parks can be difficult, but they matter 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z Black History Month originally started out as a weeklong celebration that included Douglass’ birthday along with that of President Abraham Lincoln. Trump praises Douglass, other famous African Americans 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z More than 600 protesters walked past the iconic statue of President Abraham Lincoln near the Spokane downtown library on Sunday. Hundreds march in downtown Spokane against refugee ban 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z The sometime historian — Wheeler has written two books on President Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War — is fond of comparing today's Internet networks with their 19th-century counterparts, the railroad and the telegraph. How a one-time ally of Comcast and AT&T turned the tables on industry 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z President-elect Donald Trump plans to be sworn into office on Friday on the Bible used by President Abraham Lincoln at his first Inauguration, as well as a family Bible, according to his inaugural committee. These Are the Bible Verses Past Presidents Have Turned to on Inauguration Day 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Glenn lay in repose at the Ohio Statehouse longer than any other figure in history, including slain President Abraham Lincoln. Graduate student aims at lofty goals for honoring John Glenn 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z Schwarzenegger also quotes President Abraham Lincoln’s first inaugural address: “We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies.” The Latest: Report says Russians denounced US election 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Mr. Will noted that the electoral college gave the country President Abraham Lincoln. Debating the so-called excellent electoral vote system 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z During the Civil War, he served as an adviser to President Abraham Lincoln and helped recruit African American troops for the Union. Tubman and Douglass statues would write a new chapter in state history 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln regarded the next day’s Confederate retreat as divine approval for abolishing slavery. Antietam battlefield set to glow in candlelight event 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z To recruit and supply an enormous army, President Abraham Lincoln, along with Congress and the federal courts, assumed unprecedented authority, including the power to suppress dissent. How America harnessed its resources to forge a new kind of empire 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate President Jefferson Davis, was a slave state but did not join the Confederacy. Confederate monument to be moved from Louisville, Kentucky 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z General in Chief Winfield Scott urged President Abraham Lincoln to name Meigs quartermaster general, lauding the engineer’s “‘high genius’ for science, engineering, and administration.” The man behind the massive logistics of the Union army 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z In the second debate, Clinton attempted to contextualize her statement that politicians must have public and private positions by saying she was referring to President Abraham Lincoln’s belief in the utility of maintaining separate spheres. The Enduring Suspicion of Secrets in American Politics 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z President Obama visited the National Academy — a private, nonprofit organization founded under a congressional charter in 1863 at the behest of President Abraham Lincoln — twice during Dr. Cicerone’s tenure. Ralph J. Cicerone, scientist who worked to protect the ozone layer, dies at 73 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z Ragamuffin Day started a few years after President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving an official holiday. What Door-to-Door Tradition Came Before Trick-or-Treating? 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z When the South seceded from the Union in 1861, a newly inaugurated President Abraham Lincoln could have said, "What a relief to be unshackled from those losers." Blame Trump 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Heading to the hotel for his speech, Pence asked his bus driver to stop near the cemetery where President Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address in November 1863. The Latest: Pence visits Gettysburg battlefield 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Passed in 1865 at the urging of President Abraham Lincoln, the Thirteenth Amendment declares, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude . . . shall exist within the United States.” A National Strike Against “Prison Slavery” 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z At the time, President Abraham Lincoln’s administration emphasized that the rich should shoulder more of that burden. Americans don’t mind paying taxes. But they want Trump to, also. 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Born into slavery, he went on to publish an important abolitionist newspaper, advise President Abraham Lincoln and aid suffragists. No tickets? No problem. Check out these 5 other African American history destinations in D.C. 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Once in the White House, presidents' health problems are even more closely guarded, President Abraham Lincoln got smallpox, a fact never shared with the public. Sickness and Secrecy: Clinton's Health and U.S. History 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z Atop Cemetery Ridge, where President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, a marble obelisk points skyward. National Parks in Peril 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z The wife of President Abraham Lincoln struggled with depression and erratic behavior and was eventually committed by her son. Health Highlights: July 18, 2016 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z The state house in the Illinois capital of Springfield was the site where President Abraham Lincoln delivered an anti-slavery speech during his campaign for the U.S. Clinton says Trump is most divisive candidate 'in our lifetimes' 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z When most Americans hear about the destruction of slavery during the Civil War, they think of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. What You Still Don't Know About Abolitionists 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z Reid raised the example of Obama in 2008 inviting Clinton into his circle, just as President Abraham Lincoln did in building a team of rivals. Next for Democrats: A delicate dance to broker peace between Clinton, Sanders 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z After then President Abraham Lincoln was shot, surgeons saved clippings of his hair as keepsakes. Beyond Trump—America’s Obsession With Presidential Hair 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z Yet President Abraham Lincoln set a clear vision for us all to follow: What Abraham Lincoln Can Teach President Obama's Critics About Equality 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln, who led the Union, and Confederate President Jefferson Davis, did not secede from the Union, but Kentuckians fought on both sides. Kentucky judge rules Louisville can remove Confederate monument 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z With the election of President Abraham Lincoln in 1860, that finally became impossible. Professor’s television program highlights historical events 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z The South Carolina Republican Party's annual Silver Elephant dinner – unlike most states, southern Republicans conspicuously do not name their party gatherings after President Abraham Lincoln – has become a premiere testing site for future presidential candidates. A Jump Start on 2020 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln will continue to be featured on the front of the new $5 bill. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z “The A.P. reported that President Obama ‘replaced the Oval Office fixture with a bust of one of his American heroes, President Abraham Lincoln,’ ” he wrote. No Need for Holmes. Obama Sheds Light on a Winston Churchill Mystery. 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z The use of former slaves as spies was a covert operation—President Abraham Lincoln didn’t even tell the Secretary of War or the Secretary of Navy about it. Harriet the Spy: How Tubman Helped the Union Army The cancellation of the glittery night will no doubt be a disappointment to the CEO-heavy crowd of donors to the theater made famous as the site of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. No POTUS, no party: Ford’s Theatre cancels annual gala after White House says ‘too busy’ 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z It calls for Marylanders to take up arms and join the South in its battle against the Union, calls Northerners “scum,” and describes President Abraham Lincoln as a tyrant. Maryland Senate votes to remove references to the Confederacy from state song 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z The “despot” in question is President Abraham Lincoln. Maryland moves to finally scrub 'Northern Scum' from state song 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z It refers to President Abraham Lincoln as a “despot” and the need to “burst the tyrant’s chain.” Maryland Senate OKs state song changes, cuts ‘Northern scum’ 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Maryland's legislature moved to toss Civil War-era lyrics about "Northern scum" and other lines disparaging President Abraham Lincoln from the official state song on Thursday. Maryland lawmakers junk 'Northern scum' from state song 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z It refers to President Abraham Lincoln as a "despot" and the need to "burst the tyrant's chain." Maryland lawmakers have taken a step to scrub references to "Northern scum" and other sensitive pre-Civil War phrases from the official state song 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z "I can be more presidential than anybody," other than Republican President Abraham Lincoln, he argued. Clinton, Trump Poised to Battle 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z His casket rested Friday on the same wooden catafalque used for the body of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Scalia lies in repose on Lincoln’s catafalque as public bids farewell 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z It will be placed on a historic raised bier built in 1865 to support the body of assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. Obama among those to pay respects to Scalia at U.S. Supreme Court 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z On this date in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Territorial Act, creating the Territory of Arizona. Today in Arizona History 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Artifacts on loan from other institutions will also be on display, such as two documents signed by President Abraham Lincoln: the 13th Amendment and the Emancipation Proclamation. Smithsonian opening African-American history museum Sept. 24 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z The video ends with the student grabbing a five-dollar bill and holding it up to the camera to display the face of President Abraham Lincoln, saying: “This guy is a traitor to the white race.” Maryland student’s dismissal of ‘Black Lives’ movement prompts backlash 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z He also is loaning the museum two documents signed by President Abraham Lincoln: the 13th Amendment and the Emancipation Proclamation. Smithsonian’s black history museum to get $10 million gift 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z “If people see the Capitol going on,” President Abraham Lincoln said, “it is a sign we intend the Union shall go on.” Stately race against time to restore Capitol dome before 2017 inauguration 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z As part of a peculiar annual tradition at the White House, Obama on Wednesday granted amnesty from the dinner table to two turkeys named "Honest" and "Abe" — from the nickname for President Abraham Lincoln. Obama's pardoned turkey leads to Chinese gloating at Japanese leader's expense 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Nearly half of the 1,000 Americans surveyed by Sachs Media Group earlier this month said they thought the Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln on Jan. 1, 1863 officially ended U.S. slavery. Black U.S. leaders call for Abolition Day holiday 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z She died on May 23, 1863, four months after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Jacob’s Ladder brings beauty back to crumbling gravestones 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z The pope spoke from the lectern used by President Abraham Lincoln for his famed 1863 Gettysburg Address after the bloodiest battle of the U.S. In America's birthplace, pope gives pep talk to immigrants 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z The signing ceremony also marked the anniversary of the date President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. New agreement keeps Civil-War-era house open to the public 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Then there is the faux Lincoln Lectern, a near-exact replica of the one from which President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. From Lincoln Lectern to Traffic, Knotty Logistics for Pope Francis 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z It’s now possible to read President Abraham Lincoln and Gen. George McClellan’s facial expressions in a snapshot of the two men taken during the meeting at which Lincoln fired his top commander. 25 years after ‘The Civil War,’ Ken Burns finally made his dream movie 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln used to deliver the Gettysburg Address, officials said on Friday. In Philadelphia, pope to use podium where Lincoln gave famed address 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z Later, President Abraham Lincoln — during the middle of a Civil War fought over the issue of slavery — issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves in defiance of the Scott ruling’s racist logic. Lower-tier candidates look for a breakout moment in undercard debate 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z National Geographic’s story last year included an interview with the son of a Union soldier who met President Abraham Lincoln. Are there people alive whose dads fought in the Civil War? 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z As President Abraham Lincoln once told Congress, we must continue to uphold our values: "We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth." The World Needs U.S. Leadership, Americans Must Remain Engaged 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z On March 4, 1865, after days of heavy rain, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address in a soggy capital to tens of thousands of Americans gathered in the mud and the muck. Barack Obama’s Second Inaugural in Charleston 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z Just as Republicans – led by President Abraham Lincoln – valiantly crushed the Democrat-run Confederacy, Republicans proudly should banish the Stars and Bars to private property and history museums. Partisan games with the Confederate flag aren't worth playing 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln in the center of the state’s Capitol rotunda. Kentucky Republicans say Jefferson Davis statue should go 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z Historically, black voters had allied themselves with the Republican Party because it, led by President Abraham Lincoln, pushed to end slavery. Can diverse faces in GOP field sway minority voters? 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z In the years after the war, there were different unsuccessful proposals to build the bridge as a monument to the Union’s two greatest heroes: Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and President Abraham Lincoln. A force of history 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z The treaty they signed, after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, was spurned as too generous with the conquered enemy. The Trouble With Ending Wars 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z After President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation took effect on Jan. 1, 1863, the War Department publicly authorized the recruiting of blacks. Black Union soldier buried in Nevada finally honored 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z Emancipation Day is typically celebrated on April 16, the day in 1862 that President Abraham Lincoln signed the Compensated Emancipation Act, which freed about 3,100 slaves living in the District. D.C. holiday means all Americans get at least 3 extra days to file taxes in 2016 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z Grant’s December 1863 order was rescinded by President Abraham Lincoln the following month. Obama takes step to mend relations with speech at Adas Israel synagogue 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Duly Noted: On this date In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, which was intended to encourage settlements west of the Mississippi River by making federal land available for farming. Briefing: Obama Gets Defensive on Climate Change 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z Emancipation Day marks the date when President Abraham Lincoln signed into law a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. DC holiday pushes tax deadline back to April 18 next year 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Maybe you’ve come across the famous saying of President Abraham Lincoln. Salman Rushdie to Grads: Try to Be Larger Than Life 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln in 1862 signed an act establishing the Department of Agriculture. Briefing: Obama Says Trade Sparring Match Isn't That Personal 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z Republicans, weren't even on the political map until President Abraham Lincoln put them there by winning the 1860 election: "The Whigs collapsed, and the Republican Party replaced them," Levine says. Making Room for a Third Party in U.S. Elections 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, which was intended to encourage settlements west of the Mississippi River by making federal land available for farming. Today in History for May 20 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Sojourner Truth came to meet President Abraham Lincoln, and Mary Lincoln defied critics of her extravagance by hosting lavish, morale-boosting parties in the Red Room, dressed in crimson silk. The women of Civil War Washington 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Welcome to Hump Day, the 105th day of 2015 and the 150th anniversary of the death of President Abraham Lincoln, shot and mortally wounded the night before. Three-Minute Briefing: An Outbreak of Bipartisanship Leads to Iran Deal and Doc Fix 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z Here’s the answer: On April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Compensated Emancipation Act, which freed about 3,100 slaves living in the District. Emancipation Day still has resonance in Washington — but not for everyone 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z Former President Abraham Lincoln, who died 150 years ago today, inspires and burdens successors who try to live up to his high standards. Today in Politics: Christie Goes to New Hampshire, but Which Christie Will Arrive? 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z It’s the 153rd anniversary of the day President Abraham Lincoln signed the Compensated Emancipation Act, which freed the thousands of slaves who lived in Washington, D.C. REBECCA HAGELIN & KRISTIN CAREY: Emancipation Day a good time to reflect on spiritual enslavement 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln read his newspapers, ate his breakfast, met with his cabinet. No Counterfeits: The History of the Secret Service 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Timeless symbols of a fallen leader, the trappings of loss marked the start of Washington’s 48-hour commemoration of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, 150 years ago Tuesday. Tributes begin as Washington marks 150 years since Lincoln’s assassination 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z One historian points to the record of President Abraham Lincoln purchasing some plaster as evidence supporting the firewood-to-the-face story. Long before those Hillary-throwing-things rumors started, there were Mary Lincoln-throwing-things rumors 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z For the anniversary of the assassination, the museum has unveiled an updated Lincoln exhibit, “His Wound Is Mortal: The Final Hours of President Abraham Lincoln.” Rememberence and reflection on the anniversary of Lincoln’s assassination 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Former President Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky but was an Illinois resident when he was elected to the White House. Kentucky editorial roundup 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Barack Obama opened his 2008 presidential run at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois, following in the footsteps of President Abraham Lincoln. Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio launch 2016 White House bids at symbolic locations 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z On April 4, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad walked through the smoldering city, cheered on by freed slaves. Former Confederate capital remembers its fiery fall 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z Two days later, President Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad walked through the smoldering city. Former Confederate capital to illuminate skyline for 150th 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z April 14, 1865, began as a good day for President Abraham Lincoln. Rememberence and reflection on the anniversary of Lincoln’s assassination 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z But the "30 Rock" star entered the classroom dressed as President Abraham Lincoln. Alec Baldwin pranks Occidental students with April Fools' Day visit 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z April 15th marks 150 years since the death of President Abraham Lincoln. Events, exhibits mark 150 years since Lincoln assassination 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Among them are scenes from plantations in South Carolina, as well as pictures of a country in mourning after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Go Inside a Newly Public Trove of Rare Civil War-Era Pictures 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z During his brief remarks, Schock likened himself to former President Abraham Lincoln – a fellow Illinois Republican – saying “few faced as many defeats in his personal business and public life as he did.” With 'sadness and humility,' Aaron Schock bids farewell 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z The primary federal whistleblower statute, the False Claims Act, extends back to the Civil War era when President Abraham Lincoln sought to combat defense contractors defrauding the government. Preet Bharara Serious About Fighting Fraud 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z These include the 150th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War and the death of President Abraham Lincoln, and the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. Charles and Camilla begin US visit 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln, for one, “understood the value of photography” in capturing historic moments, she said, but “we didn’t have the technology to support the mass dissemination of those images.” The Changing Imagery of U.S. Presidents: ‘From Portraits to Tweets’ Is On View in Hempstead 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z It was more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Funds being raised for monument to African-American history 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z The movie in part depicted how President Abraham Lincoln grappled with his decision to sign the Emancipation Proclamation, a turning point in the Civil War. Last Call: GOP Leadership Says They Want Outreach, but Selma’s a Bridge Too Far 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z On the 150th anniversary of its delivery, President Abraham Lincoln’s handwritten Second Inaugural Address is on display at the Library of Congress in Washington from today until Saturday. Latest News: King v. Burwell, Boston Marathon Trial, Alex Rodriguez 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z That is when, during the Civil War, Congress passed and President Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Actproviding Federal government support to build the first transcontinental railroad. How The Story Of One 3-Year-Old Boy Started A Senior Mobility Movement 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z The museum at Ford’s Theatre was closed Wednesday as the National Park Service cleaned up a leak in the basement of the building where President Abraham Lincoln was fatally shot. D.C.-area news briefs 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z The National Portrait Gallery will display the original “cracked plate” photographic portrait of President Abraham Lincoln, the last taken before his assassination. Today in Politics 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Duly Noted: On this date in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens held a shipboard peace conference off the Virginia coast; the talks deadlocked over the issue of Southern autonomy. Three-Minute Briefing: GOP Looks to Repeal 5-Year-Old Obamacare 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z In 1913, as part of the celebration of President Abraham Lincoln's birthday, schools were closed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. You won't believe some of the reasons Chicago has closed school 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z The New York City-based Friars Club for entertainers created the new awards to answer President Abraham Lincoln’s call to care for the nation’s veterans and their families. Jonas to help present Lincoln Awards for service to veterans 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z One of the doctors, Anderson Abbott, later recalled that President Abraham Lincoln received them politely. New Year’s in the Lincoln White House 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z In 1862 the Chicago Times deemed President Abraham Lincoln an “irresolute, vacillating imbecile.” Fred Hiatt: Lessons of Lincoln’s press war 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z William Tecumseh Sherman’s Union Army had just marched across Georgia through the rice plantations of the low-country and reached the seaport of Savannah, offering it to President Abraham Lincoln as a Christmas present. Prayers, Glittering Parties, and the Sudden Taste of Freedom 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z Duly Noted: On this date in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln sent his Second Annual Message to Congress, in which he called for the abolition of slavery. Three-Minute Briefing: Ferguson, Immigration and Thanksgiving Turkey 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z In 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln established Thanksgiving as a national holiday. REBECCA HAGELIN & KRISTIN CAREY: Let Thanksgiving Day spur daily thanksgiving 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Harpers magazine snapped up the wedding photographs for its cover which were taken in advance, and President Abraham Lincoln hosted their honeymoon party. The real Tom Thumb: History's smallest superstar 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z Duly Noted: Today in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln paid tribute to the Civil War dead by delivering a memorial address at Gettysburg. Three-Minute Briefing Book: No Keystone Yet, NSA Still in Business, and Ideas About Voter Turnout 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z And, thanks to editor of Ladies Magazine, Sarah Josepha Hale’s 36 year advocacy, Thanksgiving is a national holiday that falls on the fourth Thursday every November as proclaimed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. 5 Tips to Help Put "Thanks" and "Giving" Back In Thanksgiving 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z Sherman’s capture of Atlanta in September helped President Abraham Lincoln win a second term on Nov. 8, ensuring that his fight to preserve the Union would continue. Sherman’s March at 150: 5 questions and answers 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z And President Abraham Lincoln promised to save the union – and with the sacrifice and heroism of the American people, he succeeded. American Schools Are Failing at History 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z While President Abraham Lincoln signed the proclamation in January 1863, slavery remained in place for many states, including Maryland. Maryland marks 150 years since end of slavery 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z A few hours before he was assassinated in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln signed into law the legislation that created the Secret Service. Latest News: Ebola, St. Louis, New York Comic Con 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Ronald Rietveld was a boy of 14 when he made the discovery of a lifetime — the only photograph that exists of President Abraham Lincoln in his coffin. Lincoln museum to get account of famous coffin photo 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z It was 151 years ago that President Abraham Lincoln, declaring that the year had been full of “fruitful fields and healthful skies,” proclaimed that Thanksgiving would be an official American holiday. First Draft. Political News, Now. - NYTimes.com 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln had to deal with the locomotive, power press and the telegraph’s increase of information flow. Obama Golf Game Is Just the Latest Presidential Cultural Mistake 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z He was considered a close friend to President Abraham Lincoln. James Harlan statue unveiled at Iowa college 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z When he announced his candidacy for the White House, Obama only alluded to President Abraham Lincoln affirming “that beneath all the differences of race and region, faith and station, we are one people.” Ferguson Violence Again Puts Obama in the Spotlight on Race 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z There will be appearances by an actor dressed as President Abraham Lincoln, who, during the battle, watched from the ramparts at Fort Stevens and came under enemy fire. When the Civil War came to Washington: Reliving the Battle of Fort Stevens President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation allowed slavery to continue in states loyal to the Union, such as Maryland. Pr. George’s hopes to boost tourism to heritage sites But in 1861 mystic nationalism combined with practical politics to impel President Abraham Lincoln to call out northern troops to coerce southern citizens to remain in the Union. Memorial Day Reminder Of The Foolishness Of War: 150 Years Ago Was The Civil War's Most Blood-Drenched Summer 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln was nominated by his party to seek a second term on June 8, 1864 - a major political milestone for Lincoln as he pressed on with the war. This Week in the Civil War 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z The Wright brothers’ first airplane, life-mask casts of President Abraham Lincoln’s face, a 1,500-year-old Buddha sculpture and Amelia Earhart’s flight suit can now be viewed online, rotated, downloaded and recreated with a 3-D printer. Sammies finalists are harnessing technology to help the public 2014-05-04T22:06:12Z On June 30, 1864, in the midst of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed legislation preserving Mariposa Grove and Yosemite Valley for public use “inalienable for all time.” In Yosemite Park, a Partnership to Help the Tallest Residents 2014-04-25T00:58:53Z The marker was unveiled fittingly on Wednesday, Emancipation Day, which commemorates the day in 1862 President Abraham Lincoln abolished involuntary servitude in the District. Slave who helped build Capitol’s Statue of Freedom honored with historical marker 2014-04-17T00:00:00Z And each version of the test will include a passage from documents crucial to the nation’s founding, or core civic texts from sources such as President Abraham Lincoln or the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. SAT to drop essay requirement and return to top score of 1600 in redesign of admission test 2014-03-05T19:15:00Z From the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth century, in a custom started by US President Abraham Lincoln, the president would declare a "day of thanks giving" on the last Thursday in November. What is Black Friday anyway? 2013-11-29T00:09:26Z Tuesday 19 November marks the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, delivered by President Abraham Lincoln as he tried to bring together a divided nation during the US civil war. VIDEO: Links between Lincoln, JFK and Obama 2013-11-19T23:50:40Z An actor portraying former US President Abraham Lincoln is welcomed at Gettysburg train station, Pennsylvania. Day in pictures: 19 November 2013 2013-11-19T12:52:15Z That happened because on January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. National Gallery brings Civil War story to life 2013-11-11T23:18:05Z In fact, many high profile people, including President Abraham Lincoln, Writer J.K. What Adults Need to Know about Pediatric Depression 2013-10-10T19:45:45.473Z Barricades sealed off the Lincoln Memorial, where the giant statue of President Abraham Lincoln stares out through white marble columns up the hill toward the U.S. View to a shutdown: Washington without the government 2013-10-01T15:02:00Z And President Abraham Lincoln on April 16, 1862, eight months before he signed the Emancipation Proclamation, freed Washington’s slaves. In a city with a rich history, more must be done to promote equality 2013-08-22T21:49:46Z |
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