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Jon Voight has made no secret for his unwavering support of Donald Trump, periodically taking to Twitter to share videos in which he’s declared the former “Celebrity Apprentice” host to be “the greatest president since Abraham Lincoln.”

While families across the U.S. were celebrating Thanksgiving with scaled-down gatherings or Zoom calls, protesters were toppling historical statues and monuments.

Also on this day:  President Abraham Lincoln dedicates a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania.The Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles by a vote of 55 in favor, 39 against, short of the two-thirds majority needed for ratification. Ford Motor Co.

David Oyelowo had a “moving” singular moment with Barack Obama — or so he thought.

Also on this day: During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln replaces Maj. Gen.

A New Jersey Democrat is refusing to resign after a post-Election Day tweet referencing Abraham Lincoln's assassination surfaced Wednesday.   Chris Emrich, a member of Collingswood's Democratic Committee, made what he claims was a "stupid" remark when responding to critics of The Lincoln Project, a committee of Republicans against the reelection of President Trump, according to a copy of the tweets obtained by Fox News.  After a Twitter user dubbed the group the "Stinkin' Project" Emrich

When you talk about destruction, you can count out Sean Ono Lennon. Last Sunday’s “Day of Rage” in Portland, Ore.

President Trump reacted to demonstrators who toppled statues of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt in Portland overnight, saying  "Biden fools” and "Antifa radicals" were responsible as local Democratic leadership failed to bring in federal law enforcement.   “These are Biden fools.

NEW YORK -- The image is haunting, depicting a gaunt-faced man with a familiar beard, staring ahead lifelessly.

was booed by mourners during his visit on Thursday.On Friday morning, she’ll be moved to the Capitol to lie in state in Statuary Hall, on the Lincoln Catafalque — the platform that was built for Abraham Lincoln’s funeral in 1865. Justice Ginsburg will be the first woman, and first Jewish person, to receive this honor.

Kanye West shared a photo on Twitter that shows his face edited onto Mount Rushmore amid his ongoing presidential bid. As the musician forges ahead with his plans to run against both Donald Trump and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden in November, he took to Twitter to share an optimistic view of that potential presidency with a photo showing his face on the famous U.S.

Will Thorne Staff WriterPhil Lord and Chris Miller are rebooting their animated series “Clone High” at MTV.Together with MTV and Erica Rivinoja, they will develop and produce new episodes of the animated series.

Ted Johnson CNN and HLN unveiled a slate of programming for 2020-21, a lineup of series and non-fiction projects that include biographies of Abraham Lincoln, Marilyn Monroe and History of Sitcom.The network already has announced several projects for 2020, including The Story of Late Night and First Ladies, as well as a series for 2021, Searching for Italy with Stanley Tucci.The CNN Original Series for 2021 include Lincoln: An American President, a six-part series about the 16th president from

On Juneteenth, Michelle Obama took a moment to reflect and tell her Twitter followers what the holiday means to her. The former first lady, 56, went over the history of the historic holiday, which commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that slaves in Galveston, Texas, found out they were freed — two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerThe Juneteenth holiday celebrates June 19th, 1865, the day enslaved Texans finally received the message of the Emancipation Proclamation — more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the executive order that put an end to slavery in America.

This SnapChat #Juneteenth filter is…um…interesting. Smile to break the chains? Okay then.

in a press conference, after having spoken with state officials over the weekend about formally recognizing the holiday. Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, arrived at Galveston, Texas, and delivered the news that all enslaved people in U.S.

Juneteenth may be enjoying its most high-profile year ever. Observed on June 19, Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 that Union soldiers announced to enslaved African American people in Galveston, Texas that they'd been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation.

Juneteenth may be enjoying its most high-profile year ever. Observed on June 19th, Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 that Union soldiers announced to enslaved African American people in Galveston, Texas that they'd been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation.

their appreciation of their homeland to “Dixie,” even if, according to legend, it’s the title of one of Abraham Lincoln’s favorite songs (one, incidentally, in which the author longs to be in “the land of cotton” because “old times there are not forgotten”).Regardless of its origin, for many Blacks, ‘Dixie’ conjures a time and a place of bondage.“Dixie,” however, didn’t bring down the Dixie Chicks.

Juneteenth. The holiday -- named for and celebrated on June 19 — commemorates the true ending of slavery in the United States.

Pharrell Williams is hoping to make a change. The 47-year-old singer attended a news conference with Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, where the politician announced his plans to make Juneteenth a state holiday.

As protests continued across the country Wednesday in support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement following the death of George Floyd in police custody, Jimmy Kimmel mocked President Donald Trump’s claim that he’s “done more” for Black Americans “than any President in U.S. history” with the “possible exception” of Abraham Lincoln.

By Peter White

Where other docs go deep, Netflix’s Michelle Obama portrait stays shallow, but the former FLOTUS’s inspirational personality comes through loud and clear.