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1 day ago · Lincoln ran for president in 1860, sweeping the North to gain victory. Pro-slavery elements in the South viewed his election as a threat to slavery, and Southern states began seceding from the nation. During this time, the newly formed Confederate States of America began seizing federal military bases in the South.
- Presidency of Abraham Lincoln
The presidency of Abraham Lincoln began on March 4, 1861,...
- William Wallace Lincoln
William Wallace Lincoln (December 21, 1850 – February 20,...
- Robert Todd Lincoln
Robert Todd Lincoln (August 1, 1843 – July 26, 1926) was an...
- Sexuality of Abraham Lincoln
The sexuality of Abraham Lincoln has been the topic of...
- Battle of Appomattox Court House
The Battle of Appomattox Court House, fought in Appomattox...
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Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an...
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- Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of...
- Lincoln's New Salem
Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site is a reconstruction...
- Presidency of Abraham Lincoln
3 days ago · From ancient times to early modern era. Italy was unified by the Roman Republic in the latter part of the third century BC. For 700 years, it was a de facto territorial extension of the capital of the Roman Republic and Empire, and for a long time experienced a privileged status but was not converted into a province.
1 day ago · April 12, 1861 - April 26, 1865. Location: United States. Participants: Confederate States of America. United States. Major Events: Battle of Antietam. Fort Pillow Massacre. Battle of Gettysburg. Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack. Battle of Monocacy. (Show more) Key People: James Buchanan. Ulysses S. Grant.
5 days ago · In the late 1860s and early 1870s, he spoke out strongly in favor of American interests in the Hawaiian Islands. He said the war with Spain in 1898 was "the worthiest" war ever fought. In 1899, however, he reversed course.
5 days ago · Zola went on to produce these 20 novels—most of which are of substantial length—at the rate of nearly one per year, completing the series in 1893. In the 1860s and ’70s Zola also defended the art of Cézanne, Manet, and the Impressionists Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir in newspaper articles.
1 day ago · Explore the story of Joseph and Rachel Moore, Black New Yorkers who made their home in Lower Manhattan’s tenements in the 1860s and 1870s. Joseph Moore moves from New Jersey to Manhattan in 1857, his wife Rachel from Kingston, New York in the same decade.
3 days ago · In the late 1860s, one of the first blocks built in London by the Peabody Trust was in Lawrence Street, in which tenancies began by 1870, a densely-developed site using a block plan with staircases rather than corridors, which reduced the length of the block and made site planning more flexible.