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For Abraham Lincoln’s birthday today, his original 1860 presidential campaign poster

For Abraham Lincoln’s birthday today, his original 1860 presidential campaign poster

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2-12-2013
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Abraham Lincoln’s inaugural train route, on which he swiftly avoided assassination. 

Abraham Lincoln’s inaugural train route, on which he swiftly avoided assassination. 

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1-22-2013
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The fascinating story of how Abraham Lincoln avoided assassination on the eve of his first inauguration. 

Learn more in The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War.

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1-21-2013