Mary Ann Todd Lincoln (1818–1882) was the First Lady when her husband, Abraham Lincoln was President from 1861 until 1865. At the age of twenty, Mary Todd moved to Illinois where her sister Elizabeth was living. Elizabeth introduced Mary to the young lawyer who would later become her husband; she was also courted by Stephen A. Douglas. After her husband’s assassination, Mary Lincoln became the sole owner of the Lincoln estate and her “spend-thrift” ways concerned her son Robert. To gain possession of the estate, Mary Lincoln was committed by her son Robert to an insane asylum in 187… read more
Mary Ann Todd Lincoln (1818–1882) was the First Lady when her husband, Abraham Lincoln was President from 1861 until 1865. At the age of twenty, Mary… read more
Mary Ann Todd Lincoln (1818–1882) was the First Lady when her husband, Abraham Lincoln was President from 1861 until 1865. At the age of twenty, Mary Todd moved to Illinois where her sis… read more
Sufjan Stevens (Born July 1, 1975) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Petoskey, Michigan. He is known for his lyrically focused and instrumentally rich songs that often relate to faith and family. He has enjoyed wide critical success in the United States. He is considered part of the folk revival through indie pop, but his influences are very broad, including experimentalelectronic music, the jazz of Vince Guaraldi, and the academic minimalism of Steve Reich and Philip Glass. Though Stevens had announced plans to make an album for each of the 50 U.… read more
Sufjan Stevens (Born July 1, 1975) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Petoskey, Michigan. He is known for his lyrically focused and instrumentally rich song… read more
Sufjan Stevens (Born July 1, 1975) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Petoskey, Michigan. He is known for his lyrically focused and instrumentally rich songs that often relate to faith and family. He ha… read more