Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Welcome to our Zine about Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States and guided the country through the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln was shot soon after.

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The US Mint closed another chapter of numismatic history Thursday (November 12, 2009), with the launch ceremony for the final coin from the 2009 Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent Program . The 'Presidency' Cent , as it is known, portrays the final stage of the life of Abraham Lincoln. The previous three coins issued in the series honored the other aspects of his life: 'Birthplace,' 'Formative Years' and 'Professional Life.' Each design focused on Lincoln's life at that point and the ceremony for their launches took place where he had been living at the time. Thursday's ceremony took place on the grounds of the U.S. ... Read Full Story
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At the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial located below the west front of the U.S. Capitol Building, the US Mint today launched the last 2009 Lincoln Cent . Known as the ‘ Presidency Life in Washington, DC ‘ penny, the release brings to a close a year of four redesigned coins which have excited the public and awakened new interests with collectors.   "The fourth and final 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent Coin design evokes the historical challenges of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency," said United States Mint Director Ed Moy.  "The image of an incomplete U.S. Capitol symbolizes the unfinished business of a Nation torn apart by ... Read Full Story
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At the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial located below the west front of the U.S. Capitol Building, the US Mint today launched the last 2009 Lincoln Cent . Known as the ‘ Presidency Life in Washington, DC ‘ penny, the release brings to a close a year of four redesigned coins which have excited the public and awakened new interests with collectors.   "The fourth and final 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent Coin design evokes the historical challenges of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency," said United States Mint Director Ed Moy.  "The image of an incomplete U.S. Capitol symbolizes the unfinished business of a Nation torn apart by ... Read Full Story
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Lincoln’s ‘rare eloquences’ on display in bicentennial exhibit The Library of Congress marks 200 years since the birth of Abraham Lincoln on Thursday by opening a special exhibit featuring his handwritten speeches and artifacts, including the Bible used last month by President Obama during his swearing-in. "This exhibit, in a little more than 200 items, presents Lincoln, the man and the politician," said John Sellers, curator of the exhibit that runs through May 9. "The thing that you will see most of is that he had a hatred of inequality," Sellers said during a preview for the media on Monday. Excerpt from Lincoln’s ‘rare ... Read Full Story
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by Lou Engle, www.louengle.com Two days ago our nation’s first African American president, Barak Obama, was escorted onto a regal platform before the masses of America. He put his hand on the Bible (the actual Bible Abraham Lincoln used for his oath) and then briefly made his inaugural oath to protect the Constitution. Borrowing from the theme of President Obama’s inauguration, it seems that today we have a new Abraham Lincoln and are on the brink of witnessing, in all its glory, “A New Birth of Freedom” for America. It is amazing how we can honor the heroes of justice in our past and ... Read Full Story
As he wrapped up a two-day, seven-city book tour with a rally at the Florida retirement community The Villages today, Glenn Beck wrote an open letter on GlennBeck.com. Beck writes that he is "meeting with some of the best minds in the country that believe in limited government, maximum freedom and the values of our Founders." What they come up with will be put into a new book called "The Plan." Then, on August 28, 2010, Beck will unveil...  
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Today is the 146th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address.  The speech given by Abraham Lincoln on November 19th, 1863 is one of the most famous speeches in American history.  Four and a half months after...read more  
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You’d never know it living in Springfield, but Abraham Lincoln is not the only historic figure celebrating a bicentennial birthday. This weekend, the Illinois Symphony Orchestra celebrates the 200th anniversary of Felix Mendelssohn's birth with an all-Mendelssohn program.  
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Friday, Nov. 20, 2009  MANCHESTER VILLAGE — More than likely few Americans stop to consider the origins of celebrating Thanksgiving every year on the last Thursday of November. Why not a Friday or a Saturday?  
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Abraham Lincoln has fascinated people ever since his presidency, and is one of the most visually recognizable presidents in U.S. history. In a new book (written by family members of HuffPost Books Intern Jessie Kunhardt, as blogged about a few weeks ago) called "Lincoln, Life-Size," Lincoln's face is examined in great detail as famous and little-known photographs are blown up to the actual size of his face. Co-author Philip B. Kunhardt III...  
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by Claudine Zap Our top picks from the day's hottest searches. Johnny Depp (Searches increased by 1,057%). It's official. People magazine has decreed the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star the sexiest guy on the planet. Abraham Lincoln biography (+317%). On this day back in 1863, the 16th president delivered the immortal words of the Gettysburg Address. Eggo shortage (+283%). Remain calm. But the frightening prospect of an Eggo-less breakfast...  
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The Gettysburg Address, one of the most quoted speeches in US history, was delivered by President Lincoln at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, four and half months after the famous battle fought there. In approximately three minutes, Lincoln's address redefined the American Civil War as not merely a struggle for the Union, but as "a new birth of freedom" for the US and its people. Lincoln's address...  
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President's acknowledgement of a meeting with an eight-year-old boy could fetch £36,000 The lesson of history for any small child is that if you are lucky enough to be presented to the future president of the US, then make sure you have evidence of the encounter before bragging about it to your classmates.George Patten, aged eight, discovered the bitter truth of that maxim in 1860 after he boasted at school about having met Abraham Lincoln...  
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The metadata below describe the original scanning. Follow the "All Files: HTTP" link in the "View the book" box to the left to find XML files that contain more metadata about the original images and the derived formats (OCR results, PDF etc.)....This item belongs to: texts/americana.This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Animated GIF, DjVu, DjVuTXT, Djvu XML, Flippy ZIP, Metadata, Raw Cornell Book Zip, Scandata, Single Page...  
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Lawrence recently hosted a two-part lecture series on the Civil War era sponsored by the Wisconsin Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. Pulitzer Prize winner James McPherson, a prominent Civil War historian and professor emeritus at Princeton University, spoke Oct.  
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