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11 Apr 2020, 1:01 am
In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln spoke to a crowd outside the White House, beginning with the words, “We meet this evening, not in sorrow, but in gladness of heart. [read post]
31 Aug 2010, 4:10 am
In today's San Francisco Chronicle, New York University Professor Jonathan Zimmerman calls attention to an interesting parallel between the persistent rumors that President Barack Obama is a Muslim and rumors faced by Abraham Lincoln. [read post]
23 Sep 2011, 9:38 am
Congress and Abraham Lincoln enacted the False Claims Act in 1863 in response to widespread corruption and fraud by defense contractors in selling supplies and provisions to the Union Army during and after the Civil War. [read post]
29 Oct 2007, 12:45 pm
Here is how the story begins:Blame it on Abraham Lincoln. [read post]
8 Jul 2009, 3:40 pm
What do President Abraham Lincoln and Texas billionaire Howard Hughes have in common ? [read post]
7 Feb 2013, 5:14 pm
THIRD BRANCH NEWS uscourts.gov | court locator | news Lincoln’s Other War-Time Proclamation More than 200 years after his birth, on Feb. 12, 1809, and with a movie about him in the Oscar spotlight, Abraham Lincolnremains a source of fascination to Americans, including those in the world of law. [read post]
1 Dec 2018, 12:01 am
He made speeches in favor of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, and joined the Union Army at the outbreak of the Civil War. [read post]
2 Apr 2018, 4:49 pm
The Guardian – John Abraham: “In order to combat climate change, we need to rapidly move from fossil fuel energy to clean, renewable energy. [read post]
16 Jun 2021, 11:31 am
Juneteenth was celebrated as “Emancipation Day” in some southern states after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation to declare “all persons held as slaves” in rebellious states as free people. [read post]
15 Apr 2015, 1:58 pm
On April 15, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, died from a bullet wound inflicted the night before by John Wilkes Booth, an actor and Confederate sympathizer. [read post]
30 Jun 2014, 1:18 am
On this day in history 150 years ago, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite Valley Grant Act, establishing Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove. [read post]
2 Jun 2008, 2:48 am
Senator Norm Coleman's speech accepting the GOP's nomination last Friday contained quotes from and allusions to the usual politician's lineup of historical heroes, including Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln (twice!) [read post]
11 Aug 2011, 8:40 am
Abraham Lincoln. [read post]
25 Jul 2012, 11:00 am
The philosopher Abraham Maslow said, “The ultimate disease of our time is valuelessness. [read post]
27 Oct 2020, 8:54 am
The agreement, officially called the Abraham Accords: Declaration of Peace, Cooperation, and Constructive Diplomatic and Friendly Relations, was first signed at the White House in September, where the UAE also established formal ties with Israel. [read post]
28 Jun 2010, 6:14 pm
Tisdale has awarded the parents of Michael Abraham Brall $1.65 million in their Maryland wrongful death lawsuit against Brian Gregory Stone. [read post]
26 Nov 2007, 3:19 pm
Have Americans from John Winthrop to the Founding Fathers to Abraham Lincoln to Ronald Reagan believed that we are a shining city on a hill -- a beacon of liberty and democracy for the rest of the world? [read post]
19 Mar 2012, 12:45 pm
Abraham Lincoln is credited with saying, "He who represents himself has a fool for a client. [read post]
11 May 2016, 8:08 am
The Honorable Salvatore Phillip “Sonny” Bono, Michael Jackson, Howard Hughes, Abraham Lincoln, Pablo Picasso, Martin Luther King are all grouped together with such musical greats as Jimmy Hendrix, Curt Kobain and Amy Winehouse. [read post]
4 Jul 2008, 2:03 pm
In reporting about the closing of the Lincoln Museum in Fort Wayne, I wrote on March 9th: "Kentucky and especially Illinois make a big deal over Abraham Lincoln. [read post]
