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Born in 1818 in lexington, kentucky, mary todd grew up in a slaveholding family yet lived to her see her husband Abraham Lincoln issue the emancipation proclamation. A mother of four sons he witnessed the death of three of the four as well as her own husbands assassination. Though her life was filled with tranlgly, as lincolns political partner, she also rely i should in their success. As we focus on the civil war years, one of the defining moments in our countrys history, a look at the life and times of Mary Todd Lincoln, one of the most complex first ladies ever to live in the white house. T...

Illinois. Located on the Illinois River, today, it is one of the largest cities in the state and home to the headquarters of caterpillar. It came from when the owner to tested his tractor as it was moving through the field, and the press was there. One of the reporters of that, said it look like a caterpillar moving across the field. Everyone starting calling the machines caterpillars. Announcer 2 but it was known as the whiskey capital of the world. Whiskey was king in the early 1900s. There was 73 different distilleries and 43 breweries, not at the same time, but that many. Announcer 2 with ...

It is always really great to look at the history of states and cities in that state. Today we are looking at Illinois' oldest town.

It is always really great to look at the history of states and cities in that state. Today we are looking at Illinois' oldest town.

Here are some of the older towns in Illinois. We got these towns from onlyinyourstate.com they really go back. We are seeing some of these spots go back hundreds of years