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In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...
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Updated: May 23, 2025 / 02:32 PM CDT CHICAGO (WGN) – A trove of historic artifacts and memorabilia associated with President Abraham Lincoln were auctioned off for nearly $8 million on Wednesday.
Abraham Lincoln’s bloodstained gloves from the night of his assassination among 144 artifacts on auction By Associated Press Published May 22, 2025, 7:37 a.m. ET ...
Abraham Lincoln artifacts to be auctioned to pay off foundation’s debt The auction — representing 10 percent of the Lincoln Presidential Foundation’s collection — includes the gloves ...
Looking at a picture of Abraham Lincoln in October 1860, the 11-year-old Grace Bedell claimed to have solved the problem of Lincoln’s face and wrote him a letter to tell him about it.