Lincoln Memorial

At the Lincoln Memorial, Marian Anderson Delivered an Easter Sunday Performance for the Ages

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on April 12, 2009 - 1:30am

Martin Luther King, Jr., was not the only renowned African American to use the Lincoln Memorial to make a statement about racial injustice in the land of the free. On Easter Sunday 70 years ago, Marian Anderson thrilled a huge crowd with one of the most memorable concerts ever delivered on Federal property. Thank goodness a Newsreel camera crew was on hand.

National Park Quiz 44: Potpourri II

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on March 4, 2009 - 2:30am

This week’s quiz features another grab bag. Answers are at the end. No peeking, please.

"Give A Lincoln" To Help Preserve National Park Service Sites Tied to the Former President

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on February 27, 2009 - 11:19am

While the 200th anniversary of President Lincoln's birth has passed us by, that doesn't mean you still can't help preserve not just his memory but places in the National Park System tied to Honest Abe.

Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer

Submitted by Jeff Pappas on February 12, 2009 - 3:02am

The 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth began with a bang. Given the historic ascension and rise of the first African American to the presidency of the United States, Lincoln’s relevancy is perhaps more essential today than ever before.

National Park Quiz 41: Lincolnalia

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on February 11, 2009 - 3:00am

Tomorrow is the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. If you’re up to snuff on your Lincolnalia, you’ll do just fine on this week’s quiz. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you recite the Gettysburg Address backwards.

After the Inauguration ... Next Up, the Lincoln Bicentennial

Submitted by Jim Burnett on January 20, 2009 - 3:01am

There's no rest for the weary—especially if they're involved in planning and managing special events in the nation's capital. With the inauguration behind us later today, those folks can now focus on the Lincoln Bicentennial, and there will be plenty to do at a number of NPS sites, in and outside of Washington. D.C.

Moron Commits Robbery in Lincoln Memorial Bookstore

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on July 30, 2008 - 5:41am

Some people are just too stupid to be successful criminals. Consider, for example, the guy who was wearing a court-ordered monitoring device when he robbed a man at the Lincoln Memorial bookstore.