The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He ...
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Presidential museum hosting MLK events Monday
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy on Monday, Jan. 20, by ...
Splaine: On Jan. 20, an inauguration meets a dream
The inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on Monday, Jan. 20 gives the new president a well-timed opportunity.
What happens during a presidential funeral and a look back at past funerals
A presidential funeral in the United States is a carefully orchestrated event, blending solemn traditions and heartfelt ...
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Jimmy Carter state funeral: President to be honored in Washington before burial in Georgia
His casket will rest on the Lincoln catafalque, a wooden platform built in 1865 to support the casket of Abraham Lincoln as ... members are buried in Lebanon Cemetery. Carter will be buried ...
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Friedrich St. Florian, designer of World War II Memorial, dies at 91
Central to his design was a plan to lower the plaza and the pool, to protect the existing view between the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial ... classmate Raimund Abraham, he began entering ...
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Alice I. Milligan – Lincoln
Alice I. (Gavlik) Milligan, 92, formerly of Lincoln, died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, at Bayberry Commons, Pascoag. She was the beloved wife of the late Francis Milligan. Born in Pawtucket ...
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New Lots Library redesign pays tribute to its roots as an African burial ground
Brooklyn Public Library has unveiled designs for a dramatically reimagined modern library in New Lots that nods to the site’s history as an African burial ground ... that depicts Frederick Douglass ...
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This Day in History – Dec. 26, 1862: 38 Dakota Men Executed by Order of Abraham Lincoln
This Day in History: Dec. 26, 1862 — Most commonly revered as the United States President who freed the slaves, Abraham Lincoln is known for something different in Indian Country. On this day 160 ...
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USS Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego after combat operations deployment in Middle East
The USS Abraham Lincoln, the flagship of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, returned to San Diego on Dec. 20 after completing a successful five-month combat operations deployment to the U.S ...
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'Vulva stone' and coin jewelry among remarkable treasures discovered at Viking burial site in Norway
It's possible, Diinhoff said, that the woman wasn't buried there at all, but that the grave was a cenotaph, or a memorial without a body. It's difficult to say, Diinhoff said, because the soil in ...
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Discovery of 5,000-Year-Old Tomb Rewrites History of China
Among the 45 burial sites found, one tomb labeled M27, from Dawenkou culture, stands out for its size and wealth of artifacts. Largest burial site of China’s Tomb M27 Tomb M27, measuring approximately ...