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A Bible that belonged to President Abraham Lincoln resurfaced 150 years after his death. The Bible was gifted to President Lincoln by the Citizens Volunteer Hospital of Philadelphia on June 16, 1864. It was then passed on to his neighbor Rev. Noyes W. Miner by the first lady Mary Lincoln on October 15, 1872.
In her affidavit signed under oath in Essex County, New Jersey, February 15, 1928, she said, "After Mr. Lincoln's death, Dr. Gurley told me that Mr. Lincoln had made all the necessary arrangements with him and the Session of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church to be received into the membership of the said church, by confession of his faith ...
Fifteen people have served as both president and as vice president. Of these, 14 have died, and each is listed in both tables. Altogether, 80 people have held either or both offices. Of these, 69 have died. The first table below lists each deceased president's place of burial, along with the date of death, and the order of their presidency.
At his first inauguration in 2017, Mr. Trump did place his hand on the two Bibles - the family Bible and the Lincoln Bible - when he took the oath of office. Mr.
By Christian Nilsson, HuffPost Live producer Wednesday is the 150th anniversary of the death of President Abraham Lincoln, and while most Americans know the history of his assassination, many aren ...
Test your Presidents Day knowledge with these presidential trivia questions and answers. Learn little-known facts about Washington, Lincoln and more.
As a young man Lincoln was a religious skeptic. [379] He was deeply familiar with the Bible, quoting and praising it. [380] He was private about his position on organized religion and respected the beliefs of others. [381] He never made a clear profession of Christian beliefs. [382] Throughout his public career, Lincoln often quoted Scripture ...
On Monday, President Trump used the same Bibles from his inauguration in January 2017: a 1953 Revised Standard Version gifted to him by his mother; and the Lincoln Bible, used by Abraham Lincoln ...