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Actor Jeff Daniels suggested Kamala Harris would have governed like Abraham Lincoln by creating a "team of rivals" cabinet, while lamenting her loss in the 2024 presidential election.
Ever wondered about the origins of the Abraham Lincoln sculpture seated on a bench in downtown Bloomington? Here's a look back at its roots in the city's sesquicentennial celebration on July 1, 2000.
The larger-than-life legacy of Abraham Lincoln lies, in part, in the smallest special-collections division of the University of Illinois’ University Library.
Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Los Angeles Police Department successfully located a sailor missing since the end of May. Culinary Specialist Seaman Sergio Valoura, assigned to USS ...
A kindergarten art teacher has left internet viewers in stitches after sharing her students' unexpectedly emotional reaction to learning about the fate of former President Abraham Lincoln.
World-renowned Abraham Lincoln scholars, including Michael Burlingame, will speak at a symposium at Cantigny Park on Saturday, June 21. Organized by the Abraham Lincoln Association, each speaker ...
At Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery near Elwood, Illinois southwest of Chicago, there was pomp, circumstance, and honors for "Poppa J." — the father of Jessica LaRoche.
CHICAGO (WGN) – A trove of historic artifacts and memorabilia associated with President Abraham Lincoln were auctioned off for nearly $8 million on Wednesday. The items, which were intended to ...
A pair of leather gloves worn by President Abraham Lincoln to Ford’s Theater on the night of his assassination fetched $1.5 million at auction this week, part of a trove of relics from his life ...
The blood-stained leather gloves that were in Lincoln’s pocket the night he was assassinated were among the 144 items up for bid, 136 of which sold.
Rare Abraham Lincoln artifacts sell for nearly $8 million at Chicago auction The anonymous “Paddle 1231” won most of the priciest artifacts, including a lock of Lincoln’s hair and a pair of ...