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May 5, 2023
The Supreme Court Justice Who Almost Single-Handedly Decided a Presidential Election
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March 14, 2023
Lincoln and the Disputed Legal Bill
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November 15, 2022
Mr. Accordion’s Revenge From the Grave
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November 1, 2022
Lincoln Shows How to Respect Opponents
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September 13, 2022
The Unlikely Lawyer Who Represented a Slave Owner
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May 11, 2022
Why Butter Stick Sizes Differ Across the USA: The History Behind Eastern vs. Western Butter
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May 30, 2021
Abraham Lincoln and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Really Bad Blind Date
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July 31, 2020
The Wit and Wisdom of Adlai Stevenson
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May 7, 2018
Visit the Birthplace — and Gravesite — of the First Nuclear Reactor
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March 13, 2018
Santa Anna and the Lost Legs
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December 4, 2015
Time Waits for No Man … But Don’t Underestimate Illinois Politics
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August 25, 2015
No Chasing Z’s on the Cheddar!
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December 8, 2014
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November 10, 2014
Keeping The Dead In Place
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