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25 unknown facts about Thomas Jefferson

Apparently the third president harvested opium and had a pet mockingbird named Dick

Salon

Lynn Schmidt: Remembering the struggles of Ulysses Grant

On this anniversary of the birth of Hiram Ulysses Grant, 200 years ago Wednesday, he is remembered as the 18th president of the United States, commander of the U.S. Army during the Civil War and national hero. He can also be thought of as an ordinary human being who struggled…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Legacy of Ulysses S. Grant complicated 200 years after birth

This month marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Civil War general and two-term president Ulysses S

The Independent UK

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Lessons of the Radical Republicans

Their crusade to remake America after the Civil War fell short — but it was one of our nation's finest hours

Salon

Ben Franklin was the most famous American of his era. Ken Burns' new doc shows why

If we are reckoning by money, Benjamin Franklin — the man on the $100 bill — is 20 times as important as Abraham Lincoln, 100 times as important as George Washington and 10 times as important as Alexander Hamilton, notwithstanding "Hamilton." This is bad math, of course, because there is…

Los Angeles Times

Congress must keep COVID-19 money flowing to help the uninsured

Chicago has sponsored hundreds of events to ensure equitable access to vaccines and testing. The announcement that all funding of these resources for the uninsured will end undermines this work.

Chicago Sun-Times

From smoke-filled rooms to rickety Wigwam to a ‘police riot,’ Chicago’s political convention history is a rich one

Although Chicago hasn’t hosted a major party gathering in more than a quarter of a century, the city was historically the nation’s most popular site for national political conventions.

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Relax: Chicago has done this before

Organizers of the 2024 Democratic National Convention consider Chicago with its 162 years of experience.

Chicago Sun-Times

Want To Stop School Book Battles? Give Parents Real Choice in Education

State-level "gag orders" on teaching certain texts and ideas are terrible and utterly predictable in a one-size-fits-all K-12 educational system.

Reason

The 1619 Project Unrepentantly Pushes Junk History

Nikole Hannah-Jones' new book sidesteps scholarly critics while quietly deleting previous factual errors.

Reason

8 takeaways from Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Jackson, the first Black female Supreme Court nominee, is “a living witness to the fact that, in America, all is possible.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Booth by Karen Joy Fowler review – background to an assassination

This family epic about the man who shot Abraham Lincoln spotlights America’s national story and the horrors of slavery

The Guardian - UK

Lincoln and the fight for peace: John Avlon on a president in the shadow of new war

The CNN analyst says the 16th president’s example can guide America through dark times – at home as well as abroad

The Guardian - US

‘A breaking down of a color line in the White House’: Book explores Lincoln’s connection to the Black community during Civil War

In spring 1864, President Abraham Lincoln invited a guest to one of his private rooms in the White House — the room he often napped and read his Bible in.

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Karen Joy Fowler: ‘I’m a bossy writer; I’m not going to not tell you’

The 2014 Booker nominee on her new novel about the family of Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, the ‘horrible secret’ of her sci-fi writing and her long period of despair

Benzinga

This Day In Market History: Legal Tender Act Of 1862

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened? On Feb. 25, 1862, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Legal Tender Act into law. Where The Market Was: The Legal Tender Act predates both the S&P 500 and the Dow…

The Independent UK

Ties between Scotland and US are ‘strong’ and ‘enduring’ Angus Robertson says

The External Affairs Secretary spoke at a new annual wreath laying ceremony to mark Presidents Day.

Chicago Sun-Times

Who was the first president to visit Chicago?

On Presidents’ Day, we can still explore presidential trivia, despite the Trump enormity.

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San Francisco mayor: recalled school board members were distracted by politics

Covid closures and attempt to rename schools deemed named for figures linked to injustice, including Abraham Lincoln, fueled vote

Tribune News Service

The best of Abraham Lincoln on film and TV

There's a reason Presidents Day was designated to honor George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and not, say, Millard Fillmore and Martin Van Buren.

Tribune News Service

VIEWPOINT 1: We still need honest presidents

Presidents Day inevitably raises the question of what characteristics we want to see in our presidents. This leads us to our consensus greatest presidents, namely George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Both were known for their honesty: Washington had the famous “I cannot tell a lie” story with the cherry tree,…

The Conversation

All American presidents have lied – the question is why and when

Those who dislike a president tend to emphasize the frequency or skill with which he lies.

Tribune News Service

What to stream: Celebrate the Oval Office with these Presidents Day picks

Lots of ink is spilled over that other holiday in February, and especially what to watch for it, but we have to admit the best February holiday is the one that actually involves a day off: Presidents Day. What finer way to honor our three-day weekend, and the birthdays of…

Tribune News Service

Commentary: On abortion, both parties can learn from Lincoln

Every February, birthday celebrations for George Washington and Abraham Lincoln bring Democrats and Republicans together around what really matters: mattress markdowns and special sales. Nothing inspires national unity more than discount shopping.

The Guardian - US

Why Abraham Lincoln’s meetings with Black Americans matter

Jonathan White’s new book, A House Built By Slaves, takes its title from Michelle Obama and is published at a time of intense controversy over American history and its teaching

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