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Here's What Happened to the Doctor Who Treated John Wilkes Booth's Broken Leg

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
April 14, 2024 Dr. Samuel A. Mudd was arrested in 1865 and pardoned in 1869.
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Was Doc Who Treated Booth After Shooting Lincoln Arrested for Providing Care?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Dec. 4, 2023 Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, who set John Wilkes Booth's broken leg after he killed Lincoln, was arrested ...
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Lincoln Established the Secret Service on the Day He Was Assassinated?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Nov. 15, 2023 Actor John Wilkes Booth shot the president during a play at Ford’s Theater.
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Is There a Secret Chamber Hidden Behind Mount Rushmore?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
Nov. 10, 2023 It's actually a not-so-secret chamber.
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Are There No Democrats on Mount Rushmore?

Written by:
David Emery
May 22, 2023 The monumental sculpture depicting four U.S. presidents was completed in 1941.
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Is This a Real Photo of Abraham Lincoln With a Cat in his Lap?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Feb. 21, 2023 It is unlikely the two creatures inhabiting this photo lived in the same century.
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Did John Wilkes Booth's Brother Save the Life of Abraham Lincoln's Son?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 24, 2022 Edwin Booth was a renowned actor just like his brother.
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Did Abraham Lincoln Endure Failure Before Presidency?

Did Abraham Lincoln Endure Failure Before Presidency?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
July 11, 2000 Failed businesses, a lost election, and the death of his mother were all said to have been failu ...
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Theodore Roosevelt better known as Teddy was visible in a window in a picture or photo that was taken by a photographer at Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession in New York.

Is Teddy Roosevelt Pictured Watching Lincoln's Funeral?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Feb. 8, 2022 Future presidents have been pictured with elected presidents before, but this story takes that c ...
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The Abraham Lincoln animatronic partially collapsed and folded forward at Walt Disney World Resort at the Magic Kingdom at the Hall of Presidents attraction.

Vid Shows Lincoln Animatronic Partially Collapsed at Disney World's Hall of Presidents

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Jordan Liles
Aug. 18, 2021 We also found a second video of Lincoln's falling at the Hall of Presidents attraction in 1992.
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Were These Abraham Lincoln's Last Words?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan. 12, 2021 Rumors of the former president's last words spoken in Ford's Theatre led us to consult the exper ...
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Did Abraham Lincoln Say 'America Will Never Be Destroyed From the Outside'?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
June 3, 2019 Widely shared memes contained a quotation that is commonly attributed to the Great Emancipator.
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Donald Trump Explains Why Lincoln Succeeded

Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 8, 2018 This was indeed Donald Trump's answer to an interview question, for whatever that's worth.
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Is Abraham Lincoln in the Wrestling Hall of Fame?

Written by:
Dan Evon
May 3, 2018 A popular meme contained a mixture of myth, rumor, and facts (as well as a ridiculous digitally ...
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Did Abraham Lincoln Order the Execution of 38 Dakota Fighters?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
March 14, 2018 After a violent Native American uprising in 1862, President Lincoln signed off on 39 executions ...
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Lincoln and Lee's Views on Slavery

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sept. 11, 2017 A meme widely circulated in the wake of a controversy over Confederate memorials does not accura ...
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Was a Bust of Abraham Lincoln Vandalized in Chicago in Protest of Confederate Statues?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Aug. 18, 2017 A bust of Abraham Lincoln was vandalized in Chicago, but it's unclear who did it and when it hap ...
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Did Abraham Lincoln Express Opposition to Racial Equality?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Aug. 16, 2017 An authentic quote from Lincoln has attracted renewed attention, along with some commentary that ...
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Donald Trump: 'Abraham Lincoln Was a Dishonest Traitor'

Written by:
Dan Evon
July 20, 2016 An audio clip of Donald Trump calling Abraham Lincoln a dishonest traitor is a fabricated compil ...
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Did Abraham Lincoln Meet Edgar Allan Poe?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 21, 2016 A photograph showing Abraham Lincoln with author Edgar Allan Poe imagines a fascinating rendezvous.
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