Now we can modify the above as 1809-2009: The 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. Do you remember when Abraham Lincoln's birthday was celebrated on February 12, and Washington's on February 22? I do. Do you remember when our school classrooms had a portrait of George Washington on the left side of the room and Honest Abe on the right? I do. "President's Day" combined the two birthdays and wiped out years of historic tradition.
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
1809-1909: LINCOLN CENTENNIAL
Now we can modify the above as 1809-2009: The 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. Do you remember when Abraham Lincoln's birthday was celebrated on February 12, and Washington's on February 22? I do. Do you remember when our school classrooms had a portrait of George Washington on the left side of the room and Honest Abe on the right? I do. "President's Day" combined the two birthdays and wiped out years of historic tradition.
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