Ken Griffin, known for purchasing a Stegosaurus skeleton and a rare copy of the U.S. Constitution, recently acquired Abraham Lincoln's handwritten copy of the 13th Amendment. Griffin purchased the ...
Starting in 2026, the historic document will find a home next to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence in the Rotunda of the National Archives Building in Washington ...
A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln is available for public viewing at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) in Springfield. The historic ...
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — One of the most important documents in American history will be on display at the Peoria Riverfront Museum beginning next year. The Emancipation Proclamation, which freed those ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Online primary source: President Lincoln's manuscript of the Emancipation Proclamation, annotated with comments by Civil War historian Harold ...
WASHINGTON -- President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declaring the end to slavery goes on public view today as part of Black History Month celebrations. The document will be on display ...
ALBANY — The only surviving copy of the Emancipation Proclamation bearing President Abraham Lincoln's handwriting will tour the state this fall as the centerpiece of "The First Step to Freedom," an ...
On Jan. 1, 1863, Lincoln presided at the annual White House New Year’s reception. Later that afternoon, he retired to his study to sign the Emancipation Proclamation. The first time he attempted to ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Palm Beach land baron Ken Griffin likes old things. Like dinosaur bones. Last year, he paid $44.6 million for a late Jurassic-era ...