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Some children's movies just barely earn that category due to some highly inappropriate content. There is an argument to be ...
The Bicentennial Speaker Series co-sponsored by the Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County and John Wood Community College continues with a Wednesday, July 9 presentation.
Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin added two of the most iconic artifacts in American history to his growing ...
Abe Lincoln and the penny Posted May 31, 2025 2:45 pm. By Marc Munroe Dion. The penny, which costs more to make than it's worth, will be going away. That's a shocking reversal of ...
The Lincoln Presidential Foundation is in debt, so it is putting more than 100 of its artifacts up for auction. The collection’s original owner is “appalled.” ...
The stag’s newfound freedom is “a subtle cue” that shows customers that the brand is “strong energetic, alert and responsive.” Whether the stag is a static silhouette or in motion, its ...
KALAMAZOO, MI — Kevin Wood takes his career impersonating Abe Lincoln seriously. The two are the same height, “nearly 6 feet, 4 inches,” and share an uncanny resemblance. Wood even has his ...
Even before President Abraham Lincoln’s Jan. 1, 1863, Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved people behind Union lines were considered free people. In 1863 the Roanoke Island Freedmen’s Colony was ...
Abraham Lincoln was born on this day in 1809 in Kentucky. He would go on to rank among the best presidents in U.S. history, and he still makes news headlines when referenced by today's politicians ...
This site is free thanks to our community of supporters. ... Many proposed designs for the new Illinois state flag feature the six-pointed Chicago star or the silhouette of President Abraham Lincoln.
In 1860, Abraham Lincoln defied the odds by winning the Republican nomination and the presidency after a lifetime of struggles that included clinical depression, personal bankruptcy, losing ...