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Before they were featured on postcards and added to bucket lists, the world’s most famous landmarks started out like most ...
Abraham Lincoln artifacts that were once in a museum are going up for auction The Lincoln Presidential Foundation is in debt, so it is putting more than 100 of its artifacts up for auction. The ...
Too tiny to see with the naked eye, the tall, slim rider sported a bushy beard and a top hat. His white-gloved left hand was raised to his forehead in apparent salute.
April 15 marks the 150th anniversary of the death of Abraham Lincoln. Across the country, there will be numerous remembrances and celebrations of his leadership during the Civil War, recognition of ...
At the RNC, Portee Jr. wore a tall hat and suit similar to the clothing his favorite president Abraham Lincoln wore during his presidency.
At the RNC, Portee Jr. wore a tall hat and suit similar to the clothing his favorite president Abraham Lincoln wore during his presidency.
Abraham Lincoln was our tallest president. At 6-foot-4, he would stand out even today, and he certainly towered over the men and women of his era. The top hat he habitually wore in public made him ...
Illinois’ state historian says he can’t confirm whether a stovepipe hat that was once the crown jewel of Springfield’s Abraham Lincoln presidential museum actually belonged to the nation’s ...
Tall, skinny in both the body and the face, a grizzly beard to go with equally-proportioned hair. Give the man a top hat and he'll never have to buy another Halloween costume for the rest of his life.
“Abe Lincoln’s Hat,” an illustrated account of the adventures of our nation’s 16th President, reveals the secrets he stored in his tall, black hat.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The city of Louisville is searching for a stolen piece of a prized statue. On Dec. 11, 2023, it was reported that Abraham Lincoln’s hat is missing from a bronze sculpture at ...