Senate Years of Service: 1999-2007Party: RepublicanCHAFEE, Lincoln Davenport, (son of John H. Chafee; great-great-nephew of Henry F. Lippitt), a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Warwick, R.I…
Senate Years of Service: 1976-1999Party: RepublicanCHAFEE, John Hubbard, (great-nephew of Henry F. Lippitt; father of Lincoln D. Chafee), a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Providence,…
(Encyclopedia) Lincoln, AbrahamLincoln, Abrahamlĭngˈkən [key], 1809–65, 16th President of the United States (1861–65).
As time passed Lincoln became more and more the object of adulation; a full-…
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Watch this video to learn about Abraham Lincoln as a man and president. Hear about Lincoln's stand against slavery, the Emancipation…
(Encyclopedia) Lincoln Memorial, monument, 107 acres (45 hectares), in Potomac Park, Washington, D.C.; built 1914–17. The building, designed by Henry Bacon and styled after a Greek temple, has 36…
(Encyclopedia) Lincoln University. 1 At Jefferson City, Mo.; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; founded 1866 as Lincoln Institute. The school was established for the education of freed…
(Encyclopedia) Steffens, Lincoln (Joseph Lincoln Steffens), 1866–1936, American editor and author, b. San Francisco, grad. Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1889, and studied three years in Europe.…
Almost 150 years after his death, Abraham Lincoln reemerges as a leading figure in politics and pop culture.
by Jennie Wood Benjamin Walker gets into character for the title role of the…
(Encyclopedia) Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733–1810, American Revolutionary soldier, b. Hingham, Mass. He served under Horatio Gates in the Saratoga campaign before becoming (1778) commander in the South. In…
