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Posted by The Abraham Lincoln Observer 2 years ago.
Here’s as full a schedule of local events as I can come up with for Abe’s 201st birthday. Events are free and open to the public, no reservations needed, except where noted.Feb. 6
9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.: “If the Truth Be Told: Diversity in ...
Posted by The Abraham Lincoln Observer 2 years ago.
David Letterman answered that question last week. (It’s almost at the end of the 4-minute-plus bit. Wait for it.)
Posted by The Abraham Lincoln Observer 2 years ago.
The official release of the 2010 penny — with the redesigned “tails” side featuring a union shield — won’t take place until Feb. 11 in Springfield. But some of the 2010 pennies are already out – originating, for some re...
Posted by The Abraham Lincoln Observer 2 years ago.
There a dozens of ways to contribute to Haitian earthquake relief, but the method that’s gotten the most attention — and which in a matter of days attracted an estimated $10 million in contributions — has been texting a donation. Simply ...
Posted by The Abraham Lincoln Observer 2 years ago.
Sunday’s episode of “Big Love” on HBO — don’t worry if you missed it, it will run ad nauseam all this week — compared the funeral of polygamist potentate Roman Grant to Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train procession f...
Posted by The Abraham Lincoln Observer 2 years ago.
… But the Copley family Not so much any more
The Copley family — under Col. Ira, James S., Helen and, for a while, David — took great pride in owning The State Journal-Register (always Abe’s friend) and its predecessors from 1928 ...
Posted by The Abraham Lincoln Observer 2 years ago.
Mintage of all four Abraham Lincoln 2009 bicentennial pennies, combined, came to less than half as many pennies as were produced in 2008.
Coin Update News blames the shortfall on the lagging economy and an oversupply of previously minted pennies. The Mint...
Posted by The Abraham Lincoln Observer 2 years ago.
Mike Holmgren, the Cleveland Browns’ new team president, is an ex-history teacher and a self-proclaimed Civil War and Abraham Lincoln buff, according to Bill Livingston in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and that interest carries over to football.
Here&...
Posted by The Abraham Lincoln Observer 2 years ago.
“Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter” won’t be on bookshelves until March 2, but Amazon.com is offering a mini-preview now. The above “evidence” that vampires were partly to blame for the Civil War is just one of several photos a...
Posted by The Abraham Lincoln Observer 2 years ago.
Coin World is reporting that Springfield, which played host to the release ceremony for the third 2009 Abraham Lincoln bicentennial penny, also will be the site of the release of the permanently redesigned 2010 penny. But other coin-collecting sites are l...
Posted by The Abraham Lincoln Observer 2 years ago.
UPDATE: This is kind of incestuous, linking to a story in my own newspaper, with reporting inspired by my own suggestion last night. But for those of you who don’t regularly read the rest of The State Journal-Register web site, it’s been confi...
Posted by The Abraham Lincoln Observer 2 years ago.
… And the guy you should be reading is Ta-Nehisi CoatesSure, Abraham Lincoln’s yearlong 200th birthday bash is over, but you’ll still be hearing plenty about Abe for at least the next five years, as the U.S. begins to commemorate the 150...
Posted by The Abraham Lincoln Observer 2 years ago.
The ALO was kind of puzzled last week when his “Abraham Lincoln” Google Alerts lit up with stories about Harold Holzer once again scoffing at AIDS activist/playwright/madman Larry Kramer’s theories that Abe, and many other founding fathe...
Posted by The Abraham Lincoln Observer 2 years ago.
Abraham Lincoln definitely is the star of this year’s Presidential $1 series of coins, considering that, as Coin News reports, the other three coins scheduled for issue this year feature Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan.Meanwhile...
Posted by The Abraham Lincoln Observer 2 years ago.
Seth Grahame-Smith, author of last year’s mega-hit, “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” willl speak at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum March 6, only four days after the scheduled release of his planned second weird combination of ...
Posted by The Abraham Lincoln Observer 2 years ago.
Sure, he’s no President Obama. But as featured speaker for the 2010 Abraham Lincoln Association banquet (Feb. 12 at the Crowne Plaza), Harold Holzer ain’t chopped liver, either.
Tickets are $85. Details on the symposium presenters (William C. ...
Posted by The Abraham Lincoln Observer 2 years ago.
Carl Sandburg once reportedly commented that he believed Abraham Lincoln probably sounded a lot like Pat Buttram, Gene Autry’s late cowboy sidekick. This comes in the context of a debate over whether another dead actor, Royal Dano, was the right cho...
Posted by The Abraham Lincoln Observer 2 years ago.
Disneyland (the California park) opened its new presentation, “Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln,” Dec. 18. Here’s Disney’s authorized video, including some snippets of Animatronic Abe.
The ALO’s quick reax:
– The figure&#...
Posted by The Abraham Lincoln Observer 2 years ago.
Let’s hope Scheels sporting goods emporium understands there’s a higher standard for Abraham Lincoln figures in Springfield. The Abe figure at the Fargo, N.D., Scheels, for example, looks like Abe was on Barry Bonds’ steroid regime.
Luc...
Posted by The Abraham Lincoln Observer 2 years ago.
The ALO is on vacation in South Africa, traveling with Dave of Wheredaveis so posting will be light for the next couple of weeks. But I thought you’d want to see this, from the Boulders Penguin Colony at Table Mountain National Park. (Okay, itR...
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