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Abraham Lincoln’s blood-stained gloves are in Philly for two more days, expected to fetch $1.2 million
The white-leather gloves are stained with blood from the night the slain president wore them to the theater.
A Collection of Over 140 Items of Abraham Lincoln Ephemera Heads to Auction
Next month, history buffs will have the opportunity to bid on the gloves that President Lincoln wore on the night of his ...
160 years since the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
“He was crucified for us!” an elderly African American from York, Pennsylvania, told a newspaper that Easter weekend.
AOL12d
Would You Buy President Abraham Lincoln's Gloves for $1.2 Million?
Even 160 years after his assassination, President Lincoln’s death continues to be a subject of fascination for historians—both academic and amateur. Today marks the anniversary of Lincoln’s ...
The New Yorker4d
Was the Civil War Inevitable?
Before Lincoln turned the idea of “the Union” into a cause worth dying for, he tried other means of ending slavery in America ...
The Atlantic16d
The Problem With Abe Lincoln’s Face
Looking at a picture of Abraham ... Lincoln’s case, the iconic bearded visage is so indelibly stamped in our minds that it seems to befit the leader who endured the breakup of the Union, the ...
Richmond Times-Dispatch3dOpinion
Tim Kaine: Pope Francis stood for the 'least of these.' So should we
Pope Francis addressed Congress in 2015 and reminded us that day of our common responsibility to the least of these, focusing ...
The New York Times10d
The Murder of President Lincoln.
The news of the assassination of ABRAHAM LINCOLN carried with it a sensation ... The whole people mourn his death with profound and sincere appreciation of his character and his worth.