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Abraham Lincoln
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| 16th President of the United States | |
| In office March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865 |
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| Vice President | Hannibal Hamlin (1861–1865) Andrew Johnson (Mar–Apr. 1865) |
| Preceded by | James Buchanan |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Johnson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois‘s 7th district |
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| In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
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| Preceded by | John Henry |
| Succeeded by | Thomas L. Harris |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from Sangamon County |
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| In office December 1, 1834 – December 4, 1842 |
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| Born | February 12, 1809 Sinking Spring Farm, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | April 15, 1865 (aged 56) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Resting place | Lincoln Tomb |
| Political party | Whig (Before 1854) Republican (1854–1864) National Union (1864–1865) |
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Mary Todd (m. 1842)
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| Children | Robert Edward Willie Tad |
| Relatives | Thomas Lincoln (Father) Nancy Hanks (Mother) |
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| Allegiance |  United States•  Illinois |
| Branch/service | Illinois Militia |
| Years of service | 1832 |
| Rank | Captain[a] Private[a] |
| Battles/wars | Black Hawk War |
This is from Wikipedia.
Do you remember getting this day off at school or work? Me, too. I hated when they set up “President’s Day”
You want to know who hated it more? My baby brother. He was sort of promised to always get the day off on his birthday, George Washington’s birthday.
It was an inconvenience to employers to have that many days off in the short month of February. People found it unfair not to have a Monday connected to a weekend.
But these two people were very important to our being free Americans.
I had determined to put out my flag today. Until the weather person said that the wind alert was at ‘trashcan goes missing’ not just ‘down the road’. That meant our flag would get ruined in the winds. Not to mention walking on the front porch (which faces north) had solid ice between door and flag holder. So maybe I can double up next week for both P-day and GW-day. Hopefully, this will stand for my honor of a great man.
What do you think of how we celebrate/honor them nowadays?
Darswords 