Month: November 2017

How Lincoln Saved The World?

There is an intriguing new book soon to be published by Michael Knox Beran, titled “Forge Of Empires 1861-1871: Three Revolutionary Statesmen and The World They Made” in which he…

1864 Presidential Election

On November 8, 1864, Abraham Lincoln was re-elected to a second term as President of the United States. His running mate was Andrew Johnson, U.S. Senator from Tennessee. Johnson bitterly…

Did Lincoln Have Cancer?

UPDATE: Eighteen months after this original posting, the cardiologist I discuss below is back in the news. John Sotos is now seeking to borrow a piece of fabric from a…