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Ford's Theatre tickets from the night Lincoln was assassinated sell for $262,500

The two tickets match the marks of what's thought to be the only other used ticket from the night John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln on April 14, 1865.

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Rare theatre tickets from night Abraham Lincoln was assassinated sell for $262,500

A pair of front-row balcony tickets to Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865 — the night President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth — has sold at auction for $262,500

The Independent UK

Rare tickets to Ford’s Theatre on the night Lincoln was assassinated auction for $262,500

A pair of front-row balcony tickets to Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865 — the night President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth — has sold at auction for $262,500

The Independent UK

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Past impeachments, products of their times, often produced unintended consequences

Previous instances of presidential impeachment have each had contexts unique to their own political moments. These considerations have mattered as much as the alleged "high crimes and misdemeanors."

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PragerU rewrites the Civil War, Jan. 6

Abraham Lincoln is portrayed making arguments that sound like modern Proud Boys begging a judge for forgiveness

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Illinois governor’s mansion haunted by history, hijinks, heirlooms and art — but no ghosts

First lady M.K. Pritzker gave columnist Michael Sneed a tour of the quietly elegant, Illinois artist-infused, dreamily redecorated mansion and exclusive details on the book she’s written about its history and secrets.

Chicago Sun-Times

Can't we all get along? Actually, no

Liberal "elites" are too mean to their MAGA fellow citizens, argues David Brooks. Jeepers, not that argument again

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March on Washington: the day MLK – and Dylan and Baez – made hope and history rhyme

Sixty years ago, at the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King changed America. But there was more to the day than just his ‘I have a dream’ speech. There was music too

The Guardian - US

At March on Washington's 60th anniversary, leaders seek energy of original movement for civil rights

Sixty years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. issued his resounding call for racial harmony that set off decades of push and pull toward progress

The Independent UK

What happens when thousands of hackers try to break AI chatbots

In a Jeopardy-style game at the annual Def Con hacking convention in Las Vegas, hackers tried to get chatbots from OpenAI, Google and Meta to create misinformation and share harmful content.

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US love affair with stage faces crisis: ‘Hardest time to be producing theater’

With audience attendance still down, many theaters across the US are struggling to adjust to a post-pandemic landscape

The Guardian - US

Meta’s Threads to use AI chatbots with quirky personalities to keep people interested

Threads may let you chat to an AI version of Abraham Lincoln next month

Evening Standard

Meta developing AI chatbot with personality of Abraham Lincoln, report says

Tech giant is preparing to launch chatbots with distinct personas as soon as next month, Financial Times says.

Al Jazeera

Sen. Tuberville's blockade of US military promotions takes a historic tradition to a radical new level – and could go beyond Congress' August break

As Congress prepares to head into its August 2023 break, Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a Republican from Alabama, shows no signs of ending his five-month-long hold on military promotions for several hundred senior officers, namely generals and admirals.

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Mr. Lincoln’s formula

He has combined continually declining prices with extraordinarily high wages and has come up with uniformly big profits. What's he got?

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Meet some of the GODS of Hickman and Schiti's new Marvel title

Check out a preview of Jonathan Hickman and Valerio Schiti's new GODS title

Salon

Trump's "Agenda 47" is no joke

This is not a joke or funny: You should be very afraid of Trump's fascist Agenda 47 plan

Salon

Giuliani's downfall — and why it matters

Trump's consigliere faces likely disbarment in D.C. That's not just a technical matter — it's a stand for truth

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The Guardian - US

Unpublished letter by Abraham Lincoln discovered in Pennsylvania

Short handwritten note was for Charles Ellet Jr, who had written to US president for civil engineer corps during civil war

The Independent UK

For presidents, July Fourth is a day to chill or strut or get an earful of red, white and boo

Through history, the Fourth of July has been a day for some presidents to declare their independence from the public

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Reparations for the ancestors of slaves overdue. California’s lawmakers must make them happen

That promise of 40 acres and a mule to freed Black slaves turned out to be short-lived and mostly unfulfilled.

The Conversation

Yes, debates do help voters decide – and candidates are increasingly reluctant to participate

Former President Donald Trump’s threat to skip the first Republican presidential debate, scheduled for Aug. 23, 2023, may be a sign that candidate debates will be the next casualty in the highly polarized political environment in the United States.

The Conversation

Americans in former Confederate states more likely to say violent protest against government is justified, 160 years after Gettysburg

Over the July Fourth long weekend, people will pour into the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to commemorate the 160th anniversary of one of the deadliest battles in U.S. history.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Abraham Lincoln’s thoughts on a ‘house divided’ speak to our current national discord

“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” So said Abraham Lincoln in his “House Divided” speech, given 165 years. Many describe contemporary America in the same terms. We’re a house divided against itself and in danger of collapse. We see dire prognostics about America’s future due to an array of…

The Times of India

Can you spot three hidden faces in this picture within 10 seconds?

This optical illusion, resembling the face of 16th American President Abraham Lincoln, has puzzled many mystery solvers. The challenge lies in finding three portraits of human faces that are cleverly concealed.

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