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The Thomas Jefferson Memorial, reflected in the Tidal Basin, pays tribute to the author of the Declaration of Independence, ...
Nestled in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Rapid City is a scenic urban getaway that hasn’t lost its small-town vibe. It’s ...
A century before Beyoncé, Josephine Baker became America’s first global pop star. She broke barriers, built a brand, and ...
On June 19 to June 21, 2025 in Huntington and Charleston, West Virginia, there will be multiple events to celebrate and honor ...
This list isn’t just a snooze-worthy textbook version of Lincoln’s life. Nope! These are real places I’ve visited—some epic, ...
Armistice Day in 1930 brought a massive crowd to downtown Spokane to see the unveiling of the Abraham Lincoln statue at Main Avenue and Monroe Street. It had been a long time coming.
Mention the name Daniel Chester French and the answer is usually a blank look. Follow that with, “Ya know, the guy who created the Lincoln statue at the Lincoln Memorial.” Oh yeah, OK, that ...
A wax replica of the Lincoln Memorial statue melts during a heat wave in Washington, DC, on June 24. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES UPDATED Jun 28, 2024, 01:25 PM ...
You might have felt like you were melting during this heat wave, but the wax statue of Abraham Lincoln that sat on the Garrison Elementary School campus in D.C.’s Ward 2 literally was.
A Wax Statue of Lincoln Melted Into a Meme The sculpture was part of a series meant to comment on American monument culture. Cue the jokes instead. Listen to this article · 3:15 min Learn more ...
Artist Sandy Williams at the statue’s reveal in February 2024. The statue is intended to be up through September. Quincy Jones, of CulturalDC told us: “We anticipated that the statue would change over ...
Organizers of a project to install an Abraham Lincoln memorial statue on the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center campus say a funding boost from Montgomery County was “pivotal” in bringing ...