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Lincoln library and museum receives Ford's Theatre audience chair

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has received an audience chair from Ford's Theatre that was present ...
IrishCentral

How the Irish impacted Abraham Lincoln, shot down 161 years ago this day

Abraham Lincoln was shot dead on this day, April 15, 1865, making this the 156th anniversary of his death. On this day, John ...
The State Journal-Register

A rare Ford’s Theatre chair joins Lincoln museum summer exhibit

A chair used at Ford’s Theatre the night Abraham Lincoln was assassinated will go on display in Springfield as part of a new ...
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April 14, Abraham Lincoln fatally shot at Ford’s Theatre

Today is Tuesday, April 14, the 104th day of 2026. There are 261 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 14, 1865, ...
The Daily Signal

Remembering the Faith of Lincoln on the Anniversary of His Death

During one of the most personally challenging parts of the Civil War, Lincoln wrote a private “Meditation on the Divine Will.
WBEZ

Lincoln items once destined for state museum sell as part of $1.3 million auction

Among them was a velvet-lined framed portrait of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth, which included several dark hairs purportedly plucked from his head after he was fatally shot during an 1865 ...
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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum obtains chair from site of Lincoln's assassination

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum announced it has obtained a chair from the Ford Theatre that in use the ...
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Why Abraham Lincoln steered clear of alcohol

Plenty of past presidents had favorite alcoholic beverages, but Abraham Lincoln preferred to abstain, and his reasoning was ...