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A more Honest Abe

Source: Guelph Mercury, Nov 15 2012, 2:50pm CST

Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln serves history better than it does the multiplex, and that’s a brave and worthy thing in a time of slippery truths and splintered attention spans. Neither the title-implied biopic of the ...

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This Week in Civil War History: May 22 – 28, 1863

Source: SWVA Today  |   May 22 2013, 11:55am CDT

Politics reared its ugly head during the week when Clement Vallandigham received banishment to the Confederate States of America, an action President Abraham Lincoln ordered after Major General Ambrose Burnside arres ...

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Abraham Lincoln exhibition opening in June at Reagan Library

Source: Los Angeles Times  |   May 22 2013, 10:14am CDT

A new exhibition devoted to Lincoln -- featuring 250 historical artifacts, as well as sets and costumes from last year's Steven Spielberg movie starring Day-Lewis as the 16th president -- is scheduled to open next month at the Reagan Library an ...

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"I’m very keenly aware of my very aloneness."


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Add Oscar-winner Lincoln to your DVD collection

Source: Times of India  |   May 22 2013, 8:57am CDT

The critically acclaimed and best reviewed motion picture of the season, Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln," arrives on DVD. With two Academy Award wins for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role" ...

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On this day in 1856, Senator Charles Sumner (R-MA) was assaulted by a Democrat congressman

Source: Grand Old Partisan  |   May 22 2013, 7:26am CDT

On this day in 1856, Rep. Preston Brooks (D-SC) beat Senator Charles Sumner (R-MA) nearly to death. Outraged by Sumner's criticism of slavery and slave-holders, the Democrat congressman attacked Sumner as he sat at his desk on the floor of t ...

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The Civil War’s Oratorical Wunderkind

Source: The New York Times  |   May 21 2013, 10:58am CDT

Early in 1863, faced with a series of state elections that threatened to undermine support for the war, Republican party leaders unleashed an unexpected political weapon: a 20-year-old Quaker named Anna Dickinson. ...

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Friday Flicks: Lincoln – May 31

Source: Arlington Heights Memorial Library  |   May 20 2013, 5:13pm CDT

Join us for a screening of this Oscar-winning account of the later life of our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln. Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Daniel Day-Lewis, this film is rated PG-13. Running Time: 150 minutes. Sponsored by the Friends of t ...

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THE UNRELENTING SANDY HOOK FAMILIES PRESS GUN CONTROL IN ABE LINCOLN'S HOMETOWN

Source: New York Daily News  |   May 19 2013, 10:17pm CDT

The families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School victims are unrelenting, with their crusade bringing them a Sunday night sleepover at a sympathetic governor’s mansion. Democratic Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn first hosted them at a Chic ...

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Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' Sparks Renewed Interest in President's Biographies

Source: Big Hollywood  |   May 19 2013, 8:20pm CDT

To prove that point, director Steven Spielberg's Lincoln prompted interest in not just the Oscar-winning film but American history as well. The movie, a box office smash, likely sparked more than a few viewers to learn more about the early president ...

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saluting John Langston, yet another African-American Republican civil rights hero

Source: Grand Old Partisan  |   May 19 2013, 6:08pm CDT

On this day in 1870, African-American law professor John Langston delivered an influential speech praising the civil rights policies of Republican President Ulysses Grant. Langston (R-VA) would later serve as a di ...

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