GARY — In addressing slavery in modern times, a veteran clergyman turned to the Bible. He recalled the enslavement of the Israelites by the self-centered, self-absorbed Egyptian Pharaoh who heard ...
Each year just before Thanksgiving, the president ceremoniously pardons a turkey, a lighthearted moment in his otherwise grueling schedule. The tradition is traced to Abraham Lincoln, who wrote a ...
In August, history professor Michael Birkner gave a short speech in Evergreen Cemetery in Gettysburg, near where President Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous address in November 1863. The event was ...
On New Year’s morning of 1863, President Abraham Lincoln hosted a three-hour reception in the White House. That afternoon, Lincoln slipped into his office and — without fanfare — signed a document ...
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Editor's note: In an effort to further promote unity in the United States, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation in 1863 calling for a singular day to mark Thanksgiving. At the time, it was ...
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