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Daniel Chester French , one of the most prolific and acclaimed American sculptors of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, is best known for his monumental work, the statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial , Washington, D.C. French was born in Exeter, New Hampshire , to Henry Flagg French , a lawyer, judge, Assistant US ... (more)

Dale Schultz tells a story he heard about a recent meeting of Republicans in the state's 6th congressional district.

Today in History Today is Easter Sunday, April 20, the 110th day of 2014. There are 255 days left in the year.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESSIn April 1864, Ulysses S. Grant issued an order calling for a halt to prisoner exchanges with the Confederate government.

First Alert Weather Alert: Flood Warning expires at 9:30 AM on 4/24, issued at 9:30 AM Brunswick, GA First Alert Weather Alert: Flood Warning expires at 10:03 PM on 4/23, issued at 10:03 PM Fort White, FL Director Steven Spielberg speaks onstage at TIME's screening of Lincoln and Q & A on October 25, 2012 in New York City.

Governor Quinn is staying out of the argument over Thursday's unusual Illinois House Executive Committee vote on state financing for an Obama presidential library.

The Titanic sank on that day in 1912 . Abraham Lincoln died after being mortally wounded the day before.

Abraham Lincoln had one eye on the past and the other on the present and future when he gave his famous Gettysburg Address.

Earlier this year, the 51 second-graders sat at their desks with a pencil and piece of white-lined paper and brainstormed ways to make America great.

If only they had known there was a spy in their midst. Right in Elmira. Someone who was implicated in the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.

Tuesday, candidates for Bibb County State Court Judge, the Bibb County Board of Education and the Macon Water Authority will face questions.

Winston Churchill referred to the Soviet Union as a "riddle wrapped in an enigma".

Abraham Lincoln, like many of the Founding Fathers before him, knew that government of the people, by the people and for the people, "dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal," was something new in the world, especially for a continental empire.

A replica of one of the train engines that carried the body of Abraham Lincoln to Columbus and then to his resting spot in Illinois will not be displayed as scheduled at the Ohio Statehouse on Thursday.

A new exhibit titled "America's First Ladies" opens Saturday at The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch.

A new Godzilla featurette has been revealed - scroll down and click to watch. The clip includes an interview with director Gareth Edwards, who discusses his approach to the film and reveals that he wanted to treat the monster blockbuster "seriously".

It's two in the morning and you're woken by the crash of falling glass. Without hesitation, you grab your firearm and move to investigate.

Election of Abraham Lincoln spawns secession of seven states led by South Carolina.

Though we still have no definitive word on what Steven Spielberg 's next project will be, the filmmaker is adding another incredibly promising project to his potential slate.

In his column earlier this week , the Wall Street Journal 's Bret Stephens laid out his case against Rand Paul becoming the GOP's presidential nominee.