Abraham Lincoln visited Cincinnati in 1861. Here's what he had to say
Abraham Lincoln made a stopover at Cincinnati on his way to his inauguration in 1861, just as the nation was falling apart.
Letters to the Gazette
In his post-inauguration column in The Virginia Gazette on Jan. 29, Joseph Filko did a great job of laying out his hopes and ...
50 Extremely Rare And Fascinating Pictures Of People Throughout History I Can Pretty Much Guarantee You've Never Heard Of
According to the photo's caption, pictured here are "A Rockwitz (312lbs), comedian Eddie Carvey (250lbs), David Burns (475lbs ...
BACK THEN: Larger hospital viewed as ‘absolute necessity’ in 1946
NEWS FROM THE ISSUE OF FEB. 11, 2005 The $1 million project to construct a centralized sewage system for the city of Cedar Mills has raised a a big stink. Citizens are furious at the ...
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The roles played by Scots in the emergence of America’s far-right
TAKE a walk in the Dean Cemetery on the west side of Edinburgh and you will find a memorial that is emblazoned with the distinctive battle flag ...
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Historian to talk about Lincoln Funeral Train at Calumet City Historical Society
An Abraham Lincoln historian who’s working on a documentary about the Great Emancipator’s Funeral Train will give a talk to ...
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Local History: Le Roy's Ganson worked to end slavery
John Ganson died in 1874 and was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo. His obituary stated that “He was a War Democrat, ...
This Fort Worth native joined about 90 African Americans who fought in Spain’s civil war
In 1936, civil war erupted in Spain between the elected Republican government and an insurrection calling themselves “Nationalists.” The Republicans were supported by the Soviet Union and Mexico while ...