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This year marks the 100th anniversary of some of the most devastating battles of World War I.This Thursday at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum,…
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Traditional accounts of American history are sorely missing first-person narratives and retellings of stories belonging to gay, black men. So says Kevin…
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The country seems especially divided over the 2016 race for president. But there was a time in Illinois history when division led to bloodshed over…
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Illinois' leaders are still stuck in a budgetary quagmire, weeks after President Barack Obama came to Springfield to call for less polarization in…
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The nation went into mourning when, just after the Civil War had finally ended, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. No one alive today can remember, but a…
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A new Frank Lloyd Wright architecture tour is being offered at a Springfield historic site designed by the famed Illinois architect. The ``Wright…
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Do you have an idea to show off the history of your community or a special location? The Sangamon County Historical Society is offering to give money to…
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Along the plaza across from the Old State Capitol, in a former Osco store, you can find a tribute to the men and women who fought in Korea more than 60…
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Big Earth, Big History: Many refuse the idea that the Earth has influence on our past and our futureFew disciplines ask quite so much as the study of history. Consider for a moment the millennia intervening since the invention of written language. Couple…