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Article: All about Lincoln: Abraham Lincoln takes center stage.(SOCIAL STUDIES)(Table)
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- Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin)
- Article date:
- February 1, 2008
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A two-year celebration has begun! It honors Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States. The party starts in Kentucky. That is the state where Lincoln was born.
February 12, 2009, is the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. Many states across the country will hold events. They will continue until February 2010.
"Many people consider Abraham Lincoln to be Americans' favorite president," says David Early. He is a spokesperson for the group that is planning the celebration. "Lincoln was a great leader during the Civil War. That is when the country almost split in half."
"Lincoln believed that all people were created equal," adds ...