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Seth Grahame-Smith offers an update on 'Beetlejuice 2'

Over twenty years later and a “Beetlejuice 2” seems increasingly probable with the latest update coming from writer and director Seth...
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The April 14th Lincoln Assassination in Movies

The Titanic struck an iceberg in the closing minutes of April 14th 1912, and sank during the early hours of April 15th. President Abraham Lincoln...
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John Wilkes Booth bobblehead pulled from another museum

  • John Wilkes Booth bobblehead
  • March 15, 2012
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum joined the Gettysburg National Military Park by pulling the John Wilkes Booth bobblehead doll...
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When is Presidents Day? Americans honor past U.S. Presidents

Presidents Day is a federal holiday in the United States that honors the birthdays of two of America’s most beloved presidents - George...
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Presidents' Day: the history and confusion regarding the holiday

Teachers, parents, and most U.S. citizens, in general, are confused on the designation of the federal holiday called Presidents’ Day, which...
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Mary Todd Lincoln's portrait in the Illinois Governor's Mansion isn't Mary

Since 1976, people who looked at a portrait labeled as a drawing of President Abraham Lincoln’s wife – Mary Todd Lincoln –...
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Globalization and pop music: Brian Bingham's Beat

There were several attempts in human history for get globalization done and always something had happened. In early 21st century the situation is...
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Abraham Lincoln and the fight against global hunger

The Friendship Train that fought global hunger has been the subject of my recent articles in the Des Moines Register and San Francisco Chronicle....
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Reconstruction: The Johnson Years (1865-1869)

The South reaped what they sewed following secession. The region suffered billions in damage and extensive loss of life. The Lincoln Administration...
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The Crisis Years part II (1850-1860)

The Mexican War opened a festering controversy in the U.S. Northerners worried about slave power, its impact on society, and feared its expansion...
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