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Vor einem Tag · William Henry Seward (/ ˈ s uː ər d /; May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as governor of New York and as a United States senator.
Vor 3 Tagen · On October 25, 1858, in Rochester, New York, Sen. William H. Seward delivered a speech unabashedly opposing slavery. Fast forward 166 years. With apologies to the Honorable Sen. Seward, his attack on slavery has been repurposed to shine a light on fascism.
Vor 3 Tagen · 21 inch Diana sculpture. Just beyond the park on the corner of 26th Street and Madison Avenue is the most prominent building in the photo, McKim Mead and White’s Madison Square Garden with its famous tower. On the top of the tower, though it is hard to see, is sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens statue of Diana.
Vor 4 Tagen · The first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation, engraving by A.H. Ritchie, 1866. Seated from left to right: Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, Pres. Abraham Lincoln, Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, Secretary of State William H. Seward, and Attorney General Edward Bates.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Vor 5 Tagen · On December 8, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation known as the “Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction.” In it, Lincoln introduced his first plan for Reconstruction — reintegrating the southern states back into the Union and reconstructing society to protect the rights of former slaves.
- Harry Searles
Vor 3 Tagen · Chester A. Arthur, William Lloyd Garrison, and General Winfield Scott Hancock were amongst the celebrities who attended the 1876 dedication of the William Henry Seward statue in Madison...
Vor 23 Stunden · Edwin Stanton. Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814 – December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of War under the Lincoln Administration during most of the American Civil War. Stanton's management helped organize the massive military resources of the North and guide the Union to victory.
