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By now, some 150 years since his first inauguration, it’s hard to believe there’s anything we don’t know about ol’ Honest Abe. But a new book by a researcher at George Mason University in Fairfax re-examines some of Abraham Lincoln’s more controversial racial views — and reveals that he might have held them longer than some people have thought.
John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln are two of history’s most popular and influential U.S. presidents — unfortunately, they were both also assassinated. Yet some people believe we’re missing the big picture behind these deaths.Want to know more? Tune in.
Charlie Chaplin is perhaps best known for his portrayal of ‘The Tramp,’ a character with raggedy clothes and a heart of gold. But who was the real Charlie Chaplin? Learn more about one of the most influential actors of silent film in this podcast.
How to Write a Letter to the President of the United States
by Molly Edmonds | February 11, 2010
When I was researching Tuesday’s post about sites to visit on an Abraham Lincoln road trip, I came across an interesting landmark I didn’t have the space to share. In Delphos, Kansas, you can visit a monument saluting Grace Bedell Billings. Billings, who died in Delphos in 1936, is famed for writing Lincoln a letter suggesting that he grow a beard.
The countdown is on to the most important day in February — no, not Valentine’s Day. For me, the best day of the month is February 12, which is Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. Keep your candy hearts and your romantic dinners; give me a Lincoln biography and a top hat. To people in the U.S. who would abandon the penny, I say that you better not do so without putting Lincoln on another coin first.
Results are in: Historians Elect Lincoln
by Jane McGrath | February 17, 2009
After the United States elected Barack Obama as its 43rd president, Historians went to the polls to pick their favorites of the last 42.
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