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Article: Happy Birthday! Abraham Lincoln was born 200 years ago.(SOCIAL STUDIES)
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- Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin)
- Article date:
- February 1, 2009
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Lincoln's 200th Birthday
Americans honor a great leader.
Put on your party hats! February 12 is the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's He was the 16th president of our country.
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A big birthday event takes place on February 12 at the Lincoln Memorial. A memorial is something that keeps a memory alive. The Lincoln Memorial is a building in Washington, D.C., that honors Lincoln. There, Americans will gather to hear speeches about Lincoln.
Events honoring Lincoln's birthday actually began a year ago. A giant birthday party was held at the Lincoln Museum in Kentucky. That ...