Los Angeles, California Local News
When Was the First Juneteenth Celebration in Los Angeles? – LAmag
[ad_1] Public events started in 1975, but the NAACP marked it a decade earlier Pacoima was the first place the city celebrated Juneteenth in…
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Miami, Florida Local News
The White House’s history with Thanksgiving, and how the turkey pardon came to be
[ad_1] Two turkeys are traveling Tuesday from the posh Willard Hotel to the White House, becoming the latest turkeys to be pardoned by an…
Business
Banks and retailers run short on pennies as the US Mint stops making them
[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — The United States is running out of pennies. President Donald Trump’s decision to stop producing the penny earlier this…
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Local News
This mold of Abraham Lincoln’s face is one of many treasures in the mysterious Masonic Temple
[ad_1] Fourteen presidents have called themselves Freemasons, members of the centuries-old fraternal organization known for its secret rituals and mysterious symbols. Abraham Lincoln was…
Washington DC Local News
Abraham Lincoln statue unveiled outside African American Civil War Museum – WTOP News
[ad_1] Dozens of people gathered for the unveiling of a new statue of President Abraham Lincoln outside the African American Civil War Museum in…
Washington DC Local News
Move over National Mall, DC’s Shaw neighborhood now has a Lincoln statue of its own – WTOP News
[ad_1] The newest presidential statue in D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood is unlike most depictions of Lincoln in marble or on canvas, because he is actually…
US News
Lincoln made a solemn vow for a peaceful transfer of power | 60 Minutes
[ad_1] Lincoln made a solemn vow for a peaceful transfer of power | 60 Minutes – CBS News Watch CBS News On Election Day…
Bazaar News
WTF Fun Fact 13722 – Savannah, Georgia – Lincoln’s Gift
[ad_1] In 1864, General William Tecumseh Sherman captured Savannah, Georgia, and presented it as a Christmas gift to President Abraham Lincoln. This marked a…
Bazaar News
WTF Fun Fact 13721 – White House Seances
[ad_1] The White House has witnessed countless events, but few are as intriguing as the séances conducted by Mary Todd Lincoln. These sessions, aimed…
Washington DC Local News
PHOTOS: DC Emancipation Day celebration – WTOP News
[ad_1] WTOP’s Mike Murillo reports from Freedom Plaza during the D.C. Emancipation Day celebration. Tuesday will mark 162 years since the D.C. Compensated Emancipation…
New York, New York Local News
The Union League Club of Chicago Is Selling Its Treasured Monet
[ad_1] Claude Monet, Pommiers en Fleurs, 1872. Courtesy Union League Club of Chicago The Union League Club of Chicago is selling a rare claude…
Politics
A Wild and Dangerous 2024 Experiment
[ad_1] “We are in this to win it,” No Labels’ chief strategist, Ryan Clancy, told me one morning earlier this month. Clancy and 16…
Politics
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Promises to Spoil the Election
[ad_1] Three words told the story. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign had billed this afternoon’s event in Philadelphia as a “much-anticipated announcement.” Of course,…
Humor
Ford’s Theatre Tickets For Night Of Lincoln’s Murder Sell At Auction For $262,500
[ad_1] A pair of front-row balcony tickets to Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865—the night President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth—sold…
Humor
Most Notorious Criminals In U.S. History
[ad_1] Violence and crime have been part of American history since the earliest explorers arrived on the continent and killed whoever they found before…
US News
Trump’s New Claim About Washington And Lincoln Sets Twitter Ablaze
[ad_1] Former President Donald Trump made a claim on Wednesday that was wild by even his lofty standards. He said he would’ve not only…