The Day Lincoln Pulled an Almanac Out of His Hat and Shot The Moon

<p>I have a wise-guy friend who sent me an article about Abraham Lincoln and the &ldquo;famous&nbsp;<em>Armstrong</em>&nbsp;murder trial&rdquo; in the spring of 1858.</p> <p>I thought it was a joke, but no, it was a real case.</p> <p>The accused was a man named William &ldquo;Duff&rdquo; Armstrong. Not one of my relatives, I hasten to add, at least as far as I know.</p> <p>Lincoln was a lawyer before becoming president. He was practicing law in Springfield, Illinois, at the time of the murder. The Duff Armstrong trial is his most famous case. I&rsquo;d never heard of it.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/illumination-curated/abe-lincolns-almanac-surprise-in-duff-armstrong-murder-trial-b24197b43cbc"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>
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