What It Was Like To Eat At Abraham Lincoln's Wild Inauguration Party
Have you ever wondered what a presidential party looked like in the 1800s? Here's what Lincoln and 300 of his closest friends ate at his rowdy inaugural ball.
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Have you ever wondered what a presidential party looked like in the 1800s? Here's what Lincoln and 300 of his closest friends ate at his rowdy inaugural ball.
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