Captain America (vol. 1) #155 (Nov. 1972): "The Incredible Origin of the OTHER Captain America!", page 8, panel 5:
William Burnside (recounting how he became 1950s Cap): "Like all Americans, I worshiped [Captain America]... [Then, after Cap disappeared] The world went back to business as usual--but not me. I decided to make my life's work the study of Cap, the way some people study Lincoln or Jesus. It became an obsession--"
The Egg (1922):
Humpty Dumpty (Stan Laurel): "In 1492, when George Washington and the Smith Bros. gave us our Independence. And in 1922 when Volstead took it away again. What did Abraham Lincoln say? ...and a bird in the hand gathers no moss."
Gotham Girls - Season 1, Episode 5 (7 Sep. 2000): "A Little Night Magic":
thug (wearing Zatanna's hat): "Look at me! I'm Abe Lincoln!"
Hostages - Season 1, Episode 3 (7 Oct. 2013): "Power of Persuasion":
Mary Kincaid: "Beautiful painting, isn't it? President Garfield. Served only two hundred days. Second shortest term ever."
Dr. Ellen Sanders: "Oh, I didn't know that..."
Mary Kincaid: "He was assassinated. In 1881. Do you know who he was with on the day he was shot? President Lincoln's son, Robert. What are the odds?" [more]
Note: Dr. Ellen Sanders looks at a large painting of Pres. James Garfield. The First Lady relates an anecdote about Garfield.
Marvel Knights 4 #10 (Nov. 2004): "The Stuff of Nightmares: Part 1", page 18, panel 2:
news anchor: "Somehow, the Holland and Lincoln Tunnels have been... blocked..."
The X-Men (vol. 1) #14 (Nov. 1965): "Among Us Stalk...The Sentinels!", page 2, panel 1:
Charles Xavier: "And YOU may begin exercising your feet again Beast!"
Beast: "Eureka! Next to the Gettysburg Address, that was the most inspiring declaration I've ever heard!"
X-Men 2 (2003):
We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break the bonds of our affection
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