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Tag Archives: Lincoln
Panel Discussion for the film LINCOLN
The Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force hosted a premiere screening of the film “Lincoln” at the Theatres at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota on November 16, 2012 with a post-film panel discussion. The panelists are Dr. David Woodard, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Academy Award, Concordia University-St. Paul, Daniel Day Lewis, David Woodard, film, Golden Globes, Jeffrey S. Williams, Lincoln, Mall of America, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Minnesota Historical Society, November, Oscar, panel discussion, Paul Buchel, Randal Dietrich, Sally Field, Steven Spielberg, theater
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Gettysburg Address text
On this date 148 years ago, the final battle, forever known as Pickett’s Charge, occurred at Gettysburg, Pa. Even though the speech was not given until November 1863, it is still important, during this Civil War Sesquicentennial, to take a … Continue reading
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Tagged Gettysburg, Gettysburg Address, Grace Bedell, Lincoln, Pennsylvania
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It was 150 years ago in the Civil War [April 12-30, 1861]
April 12, 1861 – Fort Sumter fired upon in Charleston, South Carolina. April 14, 1861 – Fort Sumter surrendered. April 15, 1861 – President Lincoln calls for volunteers A Proclamation by the President of the United Stales. Whereas, the laws … Continue reading
Historical Inaccuracies in ‘The Conspirator’
by Jeffrey S. Williams Okay, so we know that the James Solomon/Robert Redford film The Conspirator, now entering its second full weekend, has some inaccuracies to it. What are they? Here are a few obvious ones that I remember from … Continue reading
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Tagged Assassination, Booth, Ford's Theater, Grant, Lincoln, Lincoln Funeral Train, New Jersey, Surratt, The Conspirator, Washington Arsenal
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Interactive Map Promotes 150 Little-Known Civil War Sites, Two in Western New York
Rachel Kingston Reporting rkingston@entercom.com WEBN Westfield, NY (WBEN) — To mark the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, the Appalachian Regional Commission has drawn up an interactive map of 150 historically-significant, but little-known Civil War tourism sites. Two of them can be … Continue reading
The Conspirator Box Office – Opening Weekend
The numbers are in from “The Conspirator” opening weekend gross. The $25 million budget film for director Robert Redford screened at 707 theaters during the film’s opening weekend. April 15, 2011 – 707 theaters – $1,099,750 total gross ($1,556 per … Continue reading
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Tagged Assassination, Booth, film, Lincoln, Surratt, The Conspirator
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The Conspirator [Movie Review]
by Jeffrey S. Williams I find it quite uncanny to be sitting alone in a dark theater at midnight watching the first viewing of a film about the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln on the very night that he was assassinated. … Continue reading
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This day in history: Abraham Lincoln shot
Today is Thursday, April 14, the 104th day of 2011. There are 261 days left in the year. Information courtesy of the Gaston Gazette from Gastonia, N.C. On this day in 1865, John Wilkes Booth, an actor and Confederate sympathizer, fatally … Continue reading
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Tagged 1865, Assassination, Booth, Ford's Theatre, Lincoln
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Harford divided in Civil War
Looking back 150 years to a county as split as the country on slavery and Union By Bryna Zumer of The Aegis www.exploreharford.com Posted 4/12/11 First of two parts In early 1861, Priscilla Griffith, a prominent Harford County diarist, complained … Continue reading
