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Friday, May 29, 2026
Lincoln's Lost Speech
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On May 29, 1856, Lincoln spoke at the Bloomington Convention at Major's Hall in downtown Bloomington, IL. The convention led to the foun...
Sunday, May 3, 2026
Andrew Wyeth's Friend Christina Olson
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Born May 3, 1894, Christina Olson and her brother Alvaro lived on their farm in Cushing, ME. She had a degenerative muscular disorder known ...
Kent State Anniversary
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On May 4, 1970, three days after nationwide May Day demonstrations, a rally took place at Kent State University, a protest about the expansi...
Happy 200th Birthday, Frederic Edwin Church
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It's the 200th birthday of a favorite artist! Frederic Edwin Church was born May 4, 1826. Here are a few of his paintings: "The Hea...
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Happy Birthday, Warner Sallman, Artist of "Head of Christ"
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What a fascinating bit of research this was! American artist Warner Sallman was born in Chicago on April 30, 1892. In 1924, he made a charco...
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Happy Birthday, New Haven
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New Haven, CT, where I spent some time as a student, was first the lands of the Quinnipiack tribe. On April 24, 1638, 500 English Puritans l...
Happy Birthday, Samuel F. B. Morse
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Born April 27 1791, Samuel F. B. Morse began his career as a portrait painter. For a while he was one of the first photographers in America....
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