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On This Day | Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — On this day in history, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation ... Proclamation in churches on Sept. 22, 1862. The National Museum of African American ...
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Lincoln lovers celebrate President’s 216th birthday
Lincoln was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky, in 1809. When he was 22, he moved to New Salem, Illinois. In 1834, he was elected ...
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THE CASE OF GORDON.; The Text of the President's Respite No Hope for a Pardon.
Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America ... the 7th day of February, A.D. 1862; and Whereas, A large number of respectable citizens have earnestly besought me to commute ...
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'The Great Emancipator': Abraham Lincoln's legacy remembered on his birthday
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The birthday of Abraham Lincoln, who served as the 16th President of the United States and was known as “The Great Emancipator,” is Sunday, Feb. 12. According to History ...