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    Abraham Lincoln

    President of the United States from 1861 to 1865

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  2. 5 days ago · May 1, 2024, 2:23 AM ET (ABC News (U.S.)) Lincoln's Civil War order to block Confederate ports donated to Illinois by governor and first lady. Top Questions.

  3. The New York Public Library is acquiring the collection of Jonathan Mann, an Abraham Lincoln expert who died last summer after a random attack on the Manhattan Bridge. By Jennifer Schuessler ...

  4. Oct 18, 2022 · Presidential historian Jon Meacham speaks with NPR about his new biography, And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle. It examines Lincoln's actions as well as...

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  5. Mar 15, 2024 · Updated 8:43 PM PDT, March 14, 2024. A new series transforms the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln into a true crime thriller that goes deeper into the story than most textbooks. Most who studied Lincoln in school learn he was assassinated by a man named John Wilkes Booth.

  6. Mar 16, 2024 · The series follows Edwin Stanton, Lincoln's secretary of war, as he hunts John Wilkes Booth, the killer of the president. Based on a nonfiction book, the show explores the historical details, conspiracy theories and personal stories of the 12-day chase.

  7. Apr 14, 2015 · How did President Lincoln spend his last day and night before he was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre in 1865? Learn about the medical history of his tragic final hours and the manhunt for his killer.

  8. Lincoln led the United States through the American Civil War, defending the nation as a constitutional union, defeating the insurgent Confederacy, playing a major role in the abolition of slavery, expanding the power of the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy .

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