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Lincoln's Birthday -
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Observed in some states on February 12th
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Lincoln's Birthday
Lincoln's Birthday is not nor has ever been a
Federal Holiday. It is observed in several states that include
California,
Connecticut,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Missouri,
New Jersey, and
New York.
Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President and served over the
duration of the Civil War. Lincoln had ran for office as a
Republican, the party created for the abolishment of slavery.
Abraham Lincoln decreed the Emancipation Proclamation. He
emancipated the slaves. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while
in the attendance of the comedy play "Our American Cousin"
in Ford Theater. He was shot by John Wilkes Booth on Good
Friday, April 14, 1865 in Washington D.C. and died the following
morning on April 15th.
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Lincoln's Birthday
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1809 |
Lincoln |
Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin on February 12, 1809
in Harden County, Kentucky. |
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1854 |
Rep. |
The Republican Party is formed to
fight slavery. |
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1858 |
Lincoln |
Abraham Lincoln was nominated to the U.S. Senate by the
Republican Party in 1858. In his acceptance speech he says, "A
house divided against itself cannot stand... This government
cannot endure, permanently half-slave and half-free... I do not
expect the Union to be dissolved. I do not expect the house to
fall but I do expect it will cease to be divided." |
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1860 |
Lincoln |
Lincoln was nominated by the Republican Party to be their
Presidential Candidate in 1860. |
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1861 |
Lincoln |
Abraham Lincoln becomes the sixteenth President of the
United States in 1861.
Lincoln was the first elected President of the Republican
Party. |
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1863 |
Lincoln
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Christ |
60,000 American lives were lost at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Abraham Lincoln
delivered his "Gettysburg Address" in November.
Walking among the thousands of graves at Gettysburg Lincoln
committed his life to Jesus Christ.
Lincoln said, "When I
left Springfield [to assume the Presidency] I asked the people
to pray for me. I was not a Christian. When I buried my son, the
severest trial of my life, I was not a Christian. But when I
went to Gettysburg and saw the graves of thousands of our
soldiers, I then and there consecrated myself to Christ."
Lincoln's commitment set his mood to the eventual proclamation
of a Thanksgiving Day. |
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1863 |
Lincoln
Thanks |
Mrs. Joseph Hale maintained a thirty-year campaign, contacting
President after President for a National Day of Thanksgiving.
During the Civil War Mrs Hale wrote a series of editorials with
the last appering in 1863 in the Godey's Lady's Book.
President Abraham Lincoln
agreed and set aside the last Thursday in November as a national
Day of Thanksgiving. The Day would be proclaimed by every
President over the next seventy-five years.
Lincoln's Proclamation |
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1865 |
Lincoln |
President Abraham Lincoln
was assassinated while in the attendance of the play "Our
American Cousin" in Ford Theater. He was shot by John Wilkes
Booth on Good Friday, April 14, 1865 in City, State. |
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1866 |
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The first formal observance of
Lincoln's birthday came in 1866, the year after his death.
The House and Senate had gathered for a memorial address on his
birthday.
Lincoln's Birthday would never become a Federal Holiday
although several states would adopt it as a legal holiday. |
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1950s |
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A Uniform Monday Plan was first
suggested by NATO (National Association of Travel Organizations)
in the early 1950s; calling to combine Washington and Lincoln's
birthdays to the third Monday in February to be named
President's Day; Memorial Day to the fourth Monday in May;
Independence Day to the first Monday in July; and Veterans Day
tot he second Monday in November. The plan was adopted in a few
states but not all. The effort shifted to lobbying for a Federal
Holiday Bill. |
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1968 |
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HR 15951 was enacted that set the
date for many of the federal holidays to simplify the holiday
calendar while creating more three day weekends.
Lincoln's birthday was not included. |
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Today |
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Lincoln's Birthday is not nor has ever been a
Federal Holiday. It is observed in several states that include
California,
Connecticut,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Missouri,
New Jersey, and
New York. |
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'Honest Abe' Trivia
Lincoln was postmaster of New Salem, Illinois and often
carried letters in his hat.
More than 10,000 death threats were against and received by
President Lincoln.
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Other
Links:
Lincoln at TimeLines of Liberty -
PoetPatriot
An
Account of Lincoln's Death
TimeLines of the Presidents
- PoetPatriot Patriotic
Poetry - PoetPatriot
TimeLines of the first Presidents
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Patriotic Rhymes - PoetPatriot
Founding Father Rhymes
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Patriotic Haiku poems -
PoetPatriot
TimeLine of American History
- PoetPatriot
Sources for the TimeLine of Lincoln's Birthday:
http://www.snopes.com/holidays/presidents/presidentsday.asp
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http://www.poetpatriot.com/timeline/tmlnpresident.htm
http://www.calendar-updates.com/info/holidays/us/president.aspx
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http://www.holidayinsights.com/other/lincoln.htm
http://www.calendar-updates.com/info/holidays/us/lincoln.aspx
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http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/lincoln.htm
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maggieoh/Pd/abe.html
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http://www.kidzworld.com/article/399-presidents-day |
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