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Four presidents have ties to the St. Louis area, and each has left his mark on it.Ulysses S. Grant came to St. Louis in 1843 after graduating from the…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. - Seven score and ten years ago on Nov. 19, Abraham Lincoln delivered his now famous Gettysburg…
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In the mid-1800s Elizabeth Keckley was a slave living in St. Louis.As a highly skilled dressmaker, she was eventually able to earn the money to buy her…
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Congress may have passed a deal to avert the self-inflicted “fiscal cliff” crisis Tuesday night, but you might want to hold off on celebrating. Another…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 31, 2013 - On Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, one…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 15, 2012 - The country is bitterly divided. The two parties, Republicans and Democrats, are…
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On July 7, 1865, Mary Surratt became the first woman executed by the federal government when she was hanged for her role in the assassination of Abraham…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 11, 2011 - Her late father-in-law John R. Frank had a vision of showing Abraham Lincoln "not as…
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Winter hats mingled with stovepipe hats at the center of a nationwide effort to honor Abraham Lincoln and set a world record.Hundreds of people gathered…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 26, 2009 - In 1972, I first saw the sign in Alton, at the site of the historic debate between…