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Abraham Lincoln is often called the Great Emancipator. Recent findings, however, suggest that he may not have been as interested in ending slavery as believed.

The Great Emancipator, renowned for his poetic writings in the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address, did not restrict his scribbling to political tracts.

In a controversial statement on the senate floor, the senior senator from Nevada compared opposition to healthcare reform with resistance to the abolition of slavery.

Across the Potomac, in sight of the Great Emancipator's Memorial, abeam the Pentagon is America's Arlington National Cemetery where JFK, Bobby & Teddy Kennedy will lie.

It has been almost 150 years since the death of the 16th President, but Abraham Lincoln continues to shape the United States of America's politics, psyche, and character.

On that glorious date 38 years ago, Commander Neil A. Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. made one giant leap for mankind.

During his Inaugural Address, Abraham Lincoln tried to warn the Southern States of the dangerous course that they had embarked upon.

Despite being one of American history's most enduing figures, Abraham Lincoln has been absent from movie screens for years. Conditions today may reverse that trend.

While the post-race society theory is prevalent in Parks' play, she also employs clever historical irony. When coupled, the two ideas create a unique learning experience.

In 1862, Abraham Lincoln made a failed attempt to emigrate former slaves out of the U.S. in a humanitarian effort to improve their future.

There are witnesses to Lincoln's ghost in the White House and other places. It is said that in April his funeral train has been witnessed on its way to Illinois.

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will be sworn in the the same Holy Bible used by Abraham LIncoln at his swearing in nearly 150 years ago in Washington D.C.

The National Mall in Washington D.C. is home to some of the greated wonders of the United States of America, including monumnets to U.S. Presidents.

John Ford's appreciation for women shines throughout the director's masterpiece Young Mr. Lincoln, as subversive pro feminist cinema.