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Kenneth Griffin, the billionaire art collector and hedge fund founder, purchased the document that abolished slavery, as well ...
Billionaire hedge funder Kenneth Griffin was the buyer of record-breaking copies of the 13th Amendment and the Emancipation ...
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Billionaire developer and Palm Beach resident Ken Griffin's most recent purchases include rare copies of the Emancipation ...
Billionaire Ken Griffin just broke the auction sales record for any document signed by President Abraham Lincoln. The Citadel ...
Perception is your reality but not necessarily THE reality! Or, said differently, what we believe to be true isn’t always the truth. On June 19, 1865 (Juneteenth) the last of the slaves in the USA ...
In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...
The United States is alive and well 249 years after the Declaration of Independence was adopted, and that’s a great thing to ...
Next year our nation will celebrate the 250th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence from then world super power ...
The 4th of July is a federal holiday in the United States that commemorates the Continental Congress’s signing of the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain.
As the U.S. celebrates 249 years of independence, we reflect on the milestones that shaped its democracy—an enduring ...