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Posted in History on Feb 12th, 2008
Abraham Lincoln
Today is Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, and an official recommended flag-flying day. This year is the 199th anniversary of Lincoln’s birthday, and kicks off a two-year celebration of Lincoln’s bicentennial.
President George Bush spoke on Sunday in celebration of the nation’s 16th President. “It’s fitting that we honor Abe Lincoln,” Bush said in the ornate East [...]
Posted in History on Nov 19th, 2007
Seven score and four years ago today, one of the most famous speeches ever given by a president, was given at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Though brief, the message is clear and concise, something not lost on students of history.
More information about the times can be read at the the Gettysburg Address page of Wikipedia. More [...]
Posted in History on Feb 6th, 2007
If you have trouble keeping Presidential birthdays in order, you are not alone. How the country made the transition from an exuberant celebration of George Washington’s Birthday to “Presidents’ Day” is an awkward, confusing, and ultimately—disappointing tale.
Washington was born on February 11, 1731, by the Julian calendar. Now the Julian system was a dandy way [...]
