Author: andrei

(Author’s Note: This year marks the 145th anniversary of the death of Abraham Lincoln at the hands of John Wilkes Booth, on April 15, 1865. Thirteen American cities staged funerals…

(Author’s Note: This post is the latest in a series I began on April 14, 2010 documenting the assassination and death of Abraham Lincoln. Thirteen cities held massive funerals for…

(Author’s Note: For the past 15 days, I have been relating the story of the tragedy of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and his Funeral Train. On April 29, 1865 the city…

(Author’s Note: This post continues the series I’ve been writing since April 14, 2010, marking the 145th anniversary of the Lincoln assassination and Funeral Train journey from Washington to Springfield.…

(Author’s Note: For the past sixteen days, I’ve been running a series of posts in commemoration of the 145th anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, April 14, 1865. The…

(Author’s Note: More than two weeks ago, I began a series on this blog dedicated to Abraham Lincoln, in commemoration of his assassination and ensuing funerals which occurred 145 years…

(Author’s Note: On May 3, 1865, the Funeral Train of Abraham Lincoln was nearing its final destination of Springfield, Illinois. It had covered almost 1,700 miles on its journey from…

(Author’s Note: This year marks the 145th anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. For the past three weeks, I have been writing a series of posts about Lincoln’s death,…

Two nights ago, I gave a lecture about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. I hesitate to include anything in this blog about myself, because after all, it’s The Abraham Lincoln…

If you’ve been watching the American history series called America The Story of Us on History in recent weeks, you’ll understand why so many people consider it to be excellent.…