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10 facts about Abraham Lincoln's assassination | Constitution Center

It was on this day in 1865 that President Abraham Lincoln was shot while watching a play at Ford's Theater. Lincoln died the next morning, ...

Abraham Lincoln and the Struggle over Slavery

In everything he said and did to preserve the Union and end slavery, Lincoln took into account the opinions and prejudices of the varied ...

Slavery's Mark on Lincoln's White House

Lincoln's usher sometimes knew what the president was planning even before his senior aides John Nicolay and John Hay did. As he tried to move ...

Researchers discover original Abraham Lincoln election dispute letter

The document had been lying undisturbed in an unusual location in the National Archives facility. ... will be placed with other Lincoln documents in the Treasures ...

The Contradictions of Abraham Lincoln : Throughline - NPR

Lincoln recounted a time that he'd climbed up in a tree, and his friend had gone to sleep, was taking a nap. And Lincoln attempted from the tree ...

Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address - National Park Service

On March 4, 1865, only 41 days before his assassination, President Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office for the second time. Lincoln's ...

U.S. Senate: The Civil War: The Senate's Story

On April 15, 1861, just three days after the attack on Fort Sumter, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation calling forth the state militias, to the ...

Did Black lives matter to Abraham Lincoln? It's complicated - CNN

Lincoln was the first President to invite African Americans in number to the White House. He often greeted them “with open arms and an ...

Object 30: President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address - VA History

He ended his address with a stirring call for healing and reconciliation, to which he added a solemn promise to those who had fought to restore ...

Lincoln, House Divided speech (1858) - Dickinson College

“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to ...

Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation | ALA

He bluntly called abolitionism as a greater danger to the republic than slavery itself. He also stuck to the conviction he would repeat many times, notably in ...

Abraham Lincoln - Fascinating Facts | A Home for Brave Ideas

Lincoln served a single term in Congress in the late 1840s where he notably opposed the war with Mexico and criticized the presence of slavery ...

Abraham Lincoln's Personality

' When he returned he had two hickory poles on his shoulders, and in a very short time two of my chairs had new bottoms.”6 Lincoln attracted friends of all ages ...

Lincoln to Slaves: Go Somewhere Else - Pieces of History

The national argument was simple: either keep slavery or abolish it. But Abraham Lincoln, known as the Great Emancipator, may have also been ...

Why We Keep Reinventing Abraham Lincoln | The New Yorker

Lincoln's militarization of the Republic, his invention of an armed national-security state, was taken to be a kind of original sin that would ...

Abraham Lincoln in Illinois

Lincoln found work as a postmaster and a surveyor and continued to do odd jobs as a laborer. In 1834 he again ran for the state legislature and this time won ...

Abraham Lincoln's White House

On a hot summer day in August 1864, Abraham Lincoln strolled from his Second-Floor office to the lawn outside the Executive Mansion to greet a regiment of Ohio ...

Abraham Lincoln Facts! - YouTube

A full biography on the legendary 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln! Follow Mr. DeMaio and friends as they learn ...

Lincoln's Legacy – Ford's Theatre

The Emancipation Memorial in Lincoln Park can be an uncomfortable depiction of Abraham Lincoln for many us. ... He realized his moment had arrived. Learn ...

Frequently Asked Questions About Abraham Lincoln

He was the only American president to hold a patent, and you can click here to read about it. What kind of will did Lincoln have? Strangely enough for a lawyer, ...