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O'Reilly: Lincoln Book Has Just 4 Errors, 2 Typos
Bill O’Reilly vigorously defended his book, Killing Lincoln , yesterday, after the National Park Service lambasted it for historical inaccuracies . “Our enemies are full of rage at our success,” he...
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Why Lincoln Wouldn't Win the GOP's Nomination
Sure, the GOP calls itself the "Party of Lincoln," but would today's Republicans actually nominate him for president? Writing in the Christian Science Monitor , Jackie Hogan gives four reasons why they...
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Gettysburg Store Pulls Bobblehead of Booth
The gift shop at the Gettysburg Museum has had second thoughts about selling a novelty item some thought was a little tasteless: a bobblehead doll of John Wilkes Booth, complete with miniature gun....
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First Doctor to Reach Lincoln Found Him Comatose
The first doctor to reach Abraham Lincoln after he was shot in a Washington theater rushed to the presidential box and found him paralyzed, comatose, and leaning against his wife. Dr. Charles Leale...
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Lincoln: Vampire Hunter No Better Than It Sounds
Believe it or not, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is a film about Abraham Lincoln hunting vampires. And that's about all there is to it, critics say: "The trouble with the so-called high-concept film...
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Trailer Arrives for Spielberg's Lincoln
One of the year's biggest movies is expected to be Steven Spielberg's Lincoln , with Daniel Day-Lewis in the title role. The movie is out November 9, and it looks like a winner to Mashable based on the...
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Lincoln a Smart Political 'Masterpiece'
There will be no civil war among critics about Lincoln . Steven Spielberg's latest is enjoying nearly universal praise for its intense portrayal of the man and of American politics. Here's what critics...
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Gay Marriage: What Would Lincoln Do?
Abraham Lincoln was deeply opposed to slavery—but when it came to the politics of ending the travesty, he took a highly practical approach, writes Cass Sunstein at Bloomberg . As a Senate candidate,...
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Obama Takes Oath Again, Flubs It (a Little)
President Obama has been publicly sworn in for his second term—though he actually took the oath yesterday . Today the oath, administered by Chief Justice John Roberts, went off a little more smoothly...
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Lincoln Had a Surveillance State, Too
In its day, it was about as high-tech as surveillance got: Abe Lincoln let war secretary Edwin Stanton reroute the nation's telegraph lines through his office in 1862 so he could keep tabs on, and...
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Gettysburg Photo Now Has 2 Would-Be Lincolns
A fascinating photo debate is underway regarding Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg, reports USA Today . An amateur historian thinks he's spotted Lincoln in a photo by Alexander Gardner. The controversy? A...
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Paper Retracts 1863 Critique of Gettysburg Address
It took 150 years, but a Pennsylvania newspaper said today it should have recognized the greatness of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address at the time it was delivered. The Patriot-News of Harrisburg,...
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Gettysburg Address Was Short, Entirely Too Sweet
Today is the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, perhaps the most famous and vaunted speech an American president has ever delivered. It's revered for Abraham Lincoln's force, clarity, and...
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Lincoln Letter Writer Finally IDed
It's a mystery more than a century in the making, but the author of a long-lost letter to Abraham Lincoln, split into four pieces and found in a mouse's nest within the walls of the Lincoln Home in...
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FBI Investigated Lincoln's Killer ... in 1977
The FBI was created 43 years after Abraham Lincoln's death, and yet his assassin has ... an FBI file? Yep, a file was opened into John Wilkes Booth in 1922 and was still active as late as 1977,...
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Historians Solve Lincoln Mystery Letter to 'Dear Sir'
A letter written by Abraham Lincoln is addressed only to "my dear Sir" and has a small section clipped out of it—but why? Researchers at the Papers of Abraham Lincoln project investigated the letter in...
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Lincoln's Funeral? Rare Photos May Capture the Moment
Two photographs hidden in the National Archives for decades may be rare images of Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession in New York City, the Washington Post reports. They capture the blur of a big...
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Here Are the 10 Most Popular Americans
MIT researchers recently released Pantheon , which analyzes data (including Wikipedia page views, among other things) in order to determine the "global popularity of historical characters." From that,...
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Clinton Makes Abe Lincoln Flub
Illinois native and possible presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton started the second stop of her book tour yesterday by calling Abraham Lincoln a senator, CNN reports. Here’s what she was trying to do:...
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Note From Lincoln Found in Racist Book
Abraham Lincoln perused a book of racist "science" before he was president and his note inside is proof, a museum says. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library confirms—by way of Lincoln's unusual...
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