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ABRAHAM, LINCOLN , THE LAST MEETING .1865,APRIL 11 AFTER SURRENDER OF LEE APRIL 9

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN ADDRESS  THE LAST MEETING . 1865,APRIL 11 AFTER SURRENDER OF LEE APRIL 9 Last Public Address Washington, D.C. April 11, 1865 .Two days after the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army, virtually ending the Civil War, a jubilant crowd gathered outside the White House, calling for President Lincoln. Reporter Noah Brooks wrote, "Outside was a vast sea of faces, illuminated by the lights that burned in the festal array of the White House, and stretching far out into the misty darkness. It was a silent, intent, and perhaps surprised, multitude." "Within stood the tall, gaunt figure of the President, deeply thoughtful, intent upon the elucidation of the generous policy which should be pursued toward the South. That this was not the sort of speech which the multitude had expected is tolerably certain." Lincoln stood at the window over the building's main north door, a place where presidents customarily gav...

HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS CATHRYN LEE DAMON BORN 1930 SEPTEMBER 11

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HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS CATHRYN LEE DAMON  BORN 1930 SEPTEMBER 11 Cathryn Lee Damon (September 11, 1930 – May 4, 1987) was an American actress, best known for her roles on television sitcoms in the 1970s and 1980s. Life and career[edit] Born in Seattle, Damon was raised in Tacoma and graduated from Stadium High School,[1] moved to New York City at age 16 to pursue ballet and ultimately appeared in several Broadway productions, including Shinbone Alley, Foxy, Flora, The Red Menace, The Boys from Syracuse,[2] The Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Sweet Bird of Youth, and The Cherry Orchard. During the 1967-68 season, she was the Mame and Vera understudy for the Angela Lansbury-led tour of Mame. Damon became familiar to television viewers as middle-class Mary Campbell on the primetime spoof of daytime soaps aptly entitled Soap from 1977 until 1981,  followed by her role of Cassie Parker on Webster from 1984-86. Other television credits included guest ...