Abraham Lincoln

Published: 11/22/11

Voice from the Past – A Thanksgiving Day Proclamation

While Americans had celebrated Thanksgiving since 1621, it was not until 1863 when President Abraham Lincoln issued the following Thanksgiving Day Proclamation. Only then, did the holiday became a national...

Published: 10/11/11

D. W. Griffith’s Other Civil War Movie

 The infamous director’s 1930 biography of Lincoln was one of only two “talkies” made by Griffith, and stars Walter Huston in the title role. The screenplay is by Stephen...