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Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address

By Jonathan R. Allen - Last updated: Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Abraham Lincoln was now fifty-six years old. At six feet and four inches tall, Lincoln often wore clothes that did not fit just right, he was described as being gawky or awkward. Lincoln had a tenor, falsetto-like voice, and he’d had only one year of formal education. Nothing about Abraham Lincoln would lead people to think this man was a powerful speaker.

Thirteenth Amendment Abolishes Slavery

By Jonathan R. Allen - Last updated: Tuesday, December 18, 2007

The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery in the United States.

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