On this episode of Our American Stories the Civil War was over the city of Washington was in celebration and President Lincoln's life was about to take a happy and hopeful turn His short happy life was thwarted by John Wilkes Booth Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories you've heard us tell the story of Abraham Lincoln's train ride to Washington for his inauguration This is the story of his train ride home to his final resting place Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories you've heard Christopher Klein tell the story of How Johnny Carson Saved Twister and how Mark Twain helped Ulysses S Grant complete his memoir that saved his wife from destitution Here's Chris with the story of how Abraham Lincoln used the telegraph to help win the Civil War Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories the Civil War was over the city of Washington was in celebration and President Lincoln's life was about to take a happy and hopeful turn His short happy life was thwarted by John Wilkes Booth Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories you've heard us tell the story of Abraham Lincoln's train ride to Washington for his inauguration This is the story of his train ride home to his final resting place Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Robert Todd Lincoln lived under the extensive shadow of his father beloved American president Abraham Lincoln Long after his father rsquo s death Robert rsquo s identity was engulfed by his father rsquo s overwhelming presence Lincoln rsquo s close friend Nicholas Murray Butler wrote that Robert often said ldquo No one wanted me for secretary of war they wanted Abraham Lincoln rsquo s son No one wanted me for minister to England they wanted Abraham Lincoln rsquo s son No one wanted me for president of the Pullman Company they wanted Abraham Lincoln rsquo s son rdquo Such frustration [... more]

In Texas where I grew up there were festive parades and picnics in Black communities every June It wasn rsquo t until I was a teenager that I learned the heartbreaking significance of Juneteenth a word combining ldquo June rdquo and ldquo nineteenth rdquo celebrations Juneteenth commemorates the day in when enslaved people in Texas learned that President Abraham Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation giving them their freedom mdash two-and-a-half years earlier Enslaved people in Texas kept living in slavery because they didn rsquo t know they had been freed It's possible to be free and yet live as [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories after the Civil War Abraham Lincoln was able to begin to live and heal with his wife At his last cabinet meeting he shared a dream he had the night before - one he said always signaled momentous events He and his wife were happier than at any time since the death of their son Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Robert Todd Lincoln son of US president Abraham Lincoln was present for three major events mdash the death of his own father as well as the assassinations of presidents James Garfield and William McKinley But consider that the apostle John was present at four of history rsquo s most crucial events the last supper of Jesus Christ rsquo s agony in Gethsemane His crucifixion and His resurrection John knew that bearing witness to these events was the ultimate why behind his presence in these moments In John he wrote ldquo This is the disciple who nbsp testifies to these things [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories This Day in History President Lincoln Died April - John Wilkes Booth did not act alone eight people were eventually indicted as co-conspirators in Lincoln's murder One of them was a woman Mary Surratt Here to tell the story is Kate Clifford Larson author of The Assassin's Accomplice Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories you've heard Christopher Klein tell the story of How Johnny Carson Saved Twister and how Mark Twain helped Ulysses S Grant complete his memoir that saved his wife from destitution Here's Chris with the story of how Abraham Lincoln used the telegraph to help win the Civil War Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories the story of President Abraham Lincoln's harrowing train trip to Washington D C to be sworn in as the leader of a new and divided nation Joining us to tell the story is Ted Widmer author of Lincoln on the Verge Thirteen Days to Washington Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories we have the story of President Abraham Lincoln's harrowing train trip to Washington D C to be sworn in as the leader of a new mdash and divided mdash nation Joining us to tell the story is Ted Widmer author of Lincoln on the Verge Thirteen Days to Washington nbsp Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Nancy Hoffman the owner and curator of the world's only Umbrella Cover Museum in Peak's Island Maine shares the story of how she came to open such a specific museum what her museum is like and most importantly how her museum has taught her to find joy in the most mundane aspects of life James Swanson the NYT Bestseller of nbsp Manhunt The -Day Chase for Lincoln rsquo s Killer tells us the events that transpired after President Abraham Lincoln's assassination nbsp Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate nbsp Time Codes [... more]

Have you considered the importance of financial planning and the impact that it can have on your financial life goals On today's MoneyWise Live host Rob West will talk with financial planner Ron Blue about the benefits of having a solid financial plan in place no matter what stage of life you're in Then Rob will answer your financial questions from a biblical perspective See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

During the American Civil War President Abraham Lincoln once found himself wanting to please a politician so he issued a command to transfer certain Union Army regiments When the secretary of war Edwin Stanton received the order he refused to carry it out He said that the president was a fool Lincoln was told what Stanton had said and he replied ldquo If Stanton said I rsquo m a fool then I must be for he is nearly always right I rsquo ll see for myself rdquo As the two men talked the president quickly realized that his decision was [... more]

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