Today: September 12, 2024
Today: September 12, 2024

Abraham Lincoln

Entertainment|News

Rare tickets to Ford’s Theatre on the night Lincoln was assassinated auction for $262,500

A pair of front-row balcony tickets to Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865 — the night President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth — has sold at auction for $262,500

Rare tickets to Ford’s Theatre on the night Lincoln was assassinated auction for $262,500
Entertainment|News|Political

An Abe Lincoln photo made during his 1858 ascendancy has been donated to his museum in Illinois

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has obtained an original 1858 photograph of the future president with an interesting backstory

An Abe Lincoln photo made during his 1858 ascendancy has been donated to his museum in Illinois
Entertainment|News|Political

'Manhunt,' about hunt for John Wilkes Booth, may make you wish you paid attention in history class

A new series on Apple TV+, premiering Friday, tells the lesser-known aspects of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, focusing on the pursuit of his killer, John Wilkes Booth

'Manhunt,' about hunt for John Wilkes Booth, may make you wish you paid attention in history class
Education

A 19th century flag disrupts leadership at an Illinois museum and prompts a state investigation

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is under the spotlight again after a manager failed to consult a collections committee before purchasing a 21-star flag, supposedly from 1818 when Illinois became the 21st state to join the Union

A 19th century flag disrupts leadership at an Illinois museum and prompts a state investigation
Opinion|Political

Lincoln called for divided Americans to heed their ‘better angels,’ and politicians have invoked him ever since in crises − but for Abe, it was more than words

Keeping the United States together meant more than defeating the Confederacy. Lincoln first had to unite a fractured North.

Lincoln called for divided Americans to heed their ‘better angels,’ and politicians have invoked him ever since in crises − but for Abe, it was more than words

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