Dec 5th, 2008 · Pundits and public alike are comparing President-elect Barack Obama with the sixteenth U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln. Fred Kaplan's new book takes a look at President Lincoln as a scribe, from his personal letters to poems to epic speeches. Does he see Obama in Lincoln's words?
Apr 2nd, 2008 · A rare collection of historic manuscripts goes on sale at Sotheby's Thursday. The highlight is a letter dated April 5, 1864, in which President Lincoln replies to a petition sent by 195 children from Concord, Mass., requesting that he free "all the little slave children in the country."
Mar 12th, 2008 · A new $5 bill enters circulation, full of changes aimed at foiling counterfeiters. President Lincoln is still on the front, but there are new historical details, new security threads, and lots more color. One of the numbers in the corner is larger, and purple -- to help people with poor eyesight.
Jun 16th, 2005 · "Juneteenth" is the approximate date when slavery ended in every state in the United States. Rumors of freedom spread throughout the country, but the announcement of emancipation did not come to Texas until more than two years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. Elissa Russell, co-founder of a group called the Descendants of African People, talks about the group's plans for their second annual Juneteeth event -- in Taiwan.