Abraham Lincoln Was An Honorary Citizen of an Italian City-State

And the legacy the two nations share

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The early months of 1861 were uncertain for the United States. The country was split in two by a rash of secessions from southern states leaving new president Abraham Lincoln in a precarious position. By May of 1861, the news of the country’s plight had circled the globe, and a state of open…