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Nothing to Compare to Biden's High-Security Inauguration Since Lincoln's Before the Civil War: David Fahrenthold
The attack on the U.S. Capitol and threats of more violence have prompted law enforcement agencies to take extreme steps to ensure the security of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration events. David Fahrenthold of The Washington Post joined LX News to explain what to expect on Inauguration Day and how little precedent there is in U.S. history for this type of...
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Lock of Lincoln's Hair and Bloodied Telegram Up for Auction
A lock of Abraham Lincoln’s hair, wrapped in a bloodstained telegram about his 1865 assassination, is up for sale.
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Is it Time for the Penny to Die? How the Iconic Cent Coin Lost Its Shine
There are more than 130 billion pennies in circulation right now, amounting to more than a billion dollars worth of coins. But the value of the penny has declined to the degree that it now costs more than one cent to produce the one cent coin. So is it time for the penny to be retired? NBCLX storyteller Peter Hull...
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Heated Demonstrations Break Out in Lincoln Park Over Statue
Protesters rallied at the Freedom Memorial Friday night to call for the removal of a statue depicting President Abraham Lincoln standing over a freed Black man. Opponents of the statue want to see it taken down for its “paternalistic” connotation. News4’s Shomari Stone reports.
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Protesters Continue Calling for Change to Emancipation Memorial in Lincoln Park
Protesters are expected to continue calling for the change of a statue celebrating emancipation in Lincoln Park. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.
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Rally Calls for Removal of DC Statue Showing Lincoln, Freed Black Man
Protesters calling for the removal of a D.C. statue of President Abraham Lincoln and a freed Black man are expected to hold a rally near the statue Friday evening.
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Tensions Rise Over Future of DC Statues
Fences were put up around D.C. statues Thursday as protesters continue to call for their removal or topple the statues themselves. News4’s Shomari Stone spoke with demonstrations about the frustrations over the monuments.
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Residents Call for Changes to Emancipation Memorial in Lincoln Park
Residents say they want to see changes to a Capitol Hill monument that depicts President Abraham Lincoln standing over a freed African-American man. News4’s Shomari Stone reports.
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Call for Changes to Capitol Hill Statue of Lincoln Standing Over Freed Black Man
Some D.C. residents say they want to see changes to a Capitol Hill monument that depicts President Abraham Lincoln standing over a freed African-American man. The statue shows a shirtless Black man kneeling below Lincoln and clenching his fist, with shackles attached to Lincoln’s feet. It has stood in Lincoln Park since the 1870s. “The actual statue, the kneeling...
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Mother and Son Talk Race at Lincoln Memorial
A mother and son talked race on the steps of Lincoln Memorial ahead of what may become the capital’s largest protests yet against racism, police violence and the killing of George Floyd on June 6, 2020.
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No Evidence Museum's Stovepipe Hat Was Lincoln's: Study
A new study has found no evidence to corroborate that a beaver-skin stovepipe hat — for years a centerpiece of Illinois’ Abraham Lincoln museum — ever actually belonged to the 16th U.S. president, according to a published report. Among the findings spelled out in a 54-page report was that the hat, once appraised at $6.5 million, didn’t appear to be…
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Buttigieg Says He Would Pick 1st Female Veterans Affairs Secretary
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says if elected he’d like to name a woman to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs for the first time as 2020 hopefuls take aim at President Donald Trump’s record on stemming military suicide and helping female vets. On Veterans Day, several candidates rolled out proposals to meet the needs of America’s 20 million former...
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Ivanka Trump: Whistleblower's ID ‘Not Particularly Relevant'
Ivanka Trump on Friday echoed her father’s view that the House impeachment investigation is an attempt to overturn the 2016 election. But, in an interview with The Associated Press, she parted ways with President Donald Trump by calling the identity of the impeachment whistleblower “not particularly relevant.” The Republican president and some of his allies lately have been pressing the...
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DC Makes Case to Congress to Become the 51st State
Mayor Muriel Bowser testifed in front of Congress Thursday, making her case that D.C. residents have lived without representation for long enough. News4’s Mark Segraves report.
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‘Late Night': Jokes Seth Can't Tell About ‘Toy Story 4'
There are some jokes that just sound wrong coming from Seth Meyers, like the ones about ‘Toy Story 4’ and President Abraham Lincoln.
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US Navy Launches Search for Missing Sailor in Arabian Sea After Reported ‘Overboard Incident'
The United States Navy has launched a search for a missing active-duty sailor after a reported “overboard incident” onboard USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea.
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African American Museum Founder Discovered Dead in Car Trunk
A 75-year-old Louisiana woman who founded an African American history museum was discovered dead in the trunk of a car, and police said Saturday that investigators were working diligently to find those responsible. Baton Rouge police Sgt. L’Jean McKneely said investigators were still waiting for a coroner to determine a cause of death for Sadie Roberts-Joseph after her body was...
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Cabinet of Curiosities: 15,000 Ink Samples at Secret Service
In a cabinet inside a modest laboratory in downtown Washington are rows and rows of ink samples in plastic squeeze bottles and small glass jars. To the untrained eye, it’s just a bunch of blackish liquid with strange names like “moldy sponge” or “green grass.” But to the U.S. Secret Service agents who use the samples, they are the clues...
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Alitalia Apologizes for Ad Using Actor in Blackface to Portray Barack Obama
Alitalia has apologized and taken down a video featuring an actor in blackface depicting former President Barack Obama after the Italian airline faced backlash on social media....
The advertisement was part of a series of promotional videos to highlight Alitalia’s new route from Rome to Washington, D.C., which included portrayals of other presidents such as Abraham Lincoln and Donald Trump. But... -
The Forgotten History of Memorial Day
In the years following the bitter Civil War, a former Union general took a holiday originated by former Confederates and helped spread it across the entire country. The holiday was Memorial Day, and this year’s commemoration on May 27 marks the 151st anniversary of its official nationwide observance. The annual commemoration was born in the former Confederate States in 1866...