Tag: Abraham Lincoln

Muhammad Ali, Abe Lincoln, Colonel Sanders and Secretariat. What a foursome!

...and "oh snap" to Abraham Lincoln:

The statue shows Lincoln as he heads to Washington to begin his presidency, though at first glance you might think he's belting out his favorite Celine Dion number,

And if you look at just his torso, you might think of him as a sort of funky 1970's type - give the man a zodiac-related medallion to wear and he'll get that night fever, he knows how to show it.

How disturbingly fitting that the highest drama in the history of American crime should take place at a theater.

It's the only statue depicting the Great Emancipator as a young military man, looking out at the river and trying his damnedest to remember the commands he'll need to lead his men.

A simple, elegant black stone monument that marks the final stop on the biggest funeral procession the country had - and probably has - ever seen.

Lots of towns promote events or historic sites connected to the Great Emancipator, but the town of Lockport has outdone them all. Their Lincoln statue has three heads.

Who knew a president - especially one as well known as Abraham Lincoln - could be represented by fruit?

I spent part of today in Chicago enjoying world-class wind chill and dropping by a few of the city's presidential statues.

I appreciate the great struggle to rid the country of slavery as much as anyone, but that story is somewhat well-worn ground. Wouldn't it have been even more interesting to see Steven Spielberg and Daniel Day-Lewis take on the tale of Lincoln and the elephants?

Think of the place as a bit like improvised hospice for the dying president.