Abraham Lincoln

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Tycoon tales and Darwin get award nominations

AP News 39 days ago

Tycoon stories and Darwin books get National Book Award nominations The subjects of this year's National Book Award nominees were better known than the authors. Biographies about tycoons Henry Ford and Cornelius Vanderbilt were among the finalists announced Wednesday, along with two ...

Lincoln and New York

AP News 42 days ago

A photograph of Abraham Lincoln is on display at the new exhibition, "Lincoln and New York," celebrating the bicentennial of Lincoln's birthday at the New-York Historical Society, New York, Tuesday Oct. 6, 2009. Abraham Lincoln came to New York City only five ...

New Lincoln exhibit tells how NYC shaped his image

AP News 42 days ago

New exhibition examines how NYC helped shape Abraham Lincoln's image as national leader Abraham Lincoln visited New York City only five times in his life, and only once as president, yet the growing 19th-century metropolis played a central role in burnishing his ...

Hollywood persists with biopics despite perils

Reuters US Online Report Entertainment News 51 days ago

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - When DreamWorks announced in May that it planned to make a movie about Martin Luther King Jr., it took less than 24 hours for the prestige project to hit a speed bump. Two of King's children disputed ...

news abe lincoln waxwork

WENN 62 days ago

A waxwork of Abraham Lincoln from Madame Tussaud's is pulled around in a DC Pedicab, in celebration of Car Free Day in the capital. Washington DC, USA - 19.09.09 Copyright 2009 WENN

Obama's All-Purpose Room

AP News 64 days ago

FILE - This April 25, 1940, file photo, shows the southeast corner of the East Room in the White House in Washington, the roomiest space in the building, and the most important all-purpose room in America. On the left wall is the ...

news abe lincoln

WENN 72 days ago

Madam Tussauds display a wax figure of Abraham Lincoln in celebration of the Presidents 200th birthday and unveiling of the Abraham Lincolm fire call box Washington DC, USA - 10.09.09 Copyright 2009 WENN

THE CASE FOR PESSIMISM

BusinessWeek 93 days ago

THE CASE FOR PESSIMISM What American businesses can use at this juncture is the advice of professional nervous wrecks like me. Don't scoff. It pays to pay attention to the Nervous Nellie in the house--the person who will tell you that now ...

Worst Moments in American History

Inform 95 days ago

Right Wing News, an Internet source for “conservative news, views, and interviews,” compiled a list of what they called the 25 worst moments in American history. They provide a bit of a twisted timeline of this country. Let’s step through a handful ...

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