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New penny draws big crowd in Springfield
Springfield :: MO :: USA | 3 months ago
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Hundreds of people calmly but eagerly lined up at Illinois' Old State Capitol Plaza in Springfield Thursday to get their hands on the new Lincoln penny. The commemorative penny, third of four versions out this year in celebration of Abraham Lincoln 's...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, 200th birthday
Obama invokes the spirit of Lincoln
Lincoln :: NE :: USA | 9 months ago
Credibility The president takes part in several events to honor the 200th birthday of the 16th president...February 13, 2009 But the president is invoking Lincoln at every turn, using imagery that aims to link the two men in the public's mind. The practice began...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Memorial, Indiana Lincoln Bicentennial School, Springfield Ill, Barack Obama, 200th birthday, 200th anniversary, Obama Honors, 16th president, Statehouse Rotunda
Obama pays personal tribute to Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln :: NE :: USA | 9 months ago
Credibility President Barack Obama is paying a very personal tribute to Abraham Lincoln on the former president's 200th birthday. Obama said in prepared remarks Thursday that he feels "a special gratitude" to the historical giant, who in many ways made his own story...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, Mr Obama, 16th presidency, 200th birthday, American, New York City, pay tribute, 200th anniversary, lincoln manuscript
Galapagos damage 'must be curbed'
Darwin :: Australia | 9 months ago
Credibility Famed for their unique biological treasures, the Galapagos Islands face irreversible damage unless tourism is curbed, according to conservationists. On the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, the director of the Darwin Foundation says there is...
Tags: Charles Darwin, Darwin Foundation, Galapagos Islands, 200th birthday
Seeking Lincoln, and finding the Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln :: NE :: USA | 9 months ago
Credibility Two hundred years after the birth of Abraham Lincoln, we still seek him in words and in action, in lessons from his life, in reminders of his legend - and in pilgrimages to the temple built in his honor...Protesters stand among hundreds of thousands as...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln as Commander, Lincoln-Douglas, 200th birthday, Obama
La. plans events for Lincoln bicentennial
Lincoln :: NE :: USA | 9 months ago
Credibility Nearly 150 years after the Civil War's end, the South still is no Land of Lincoln. Most states in the old Confederacy are decidedly low-key as the nation commemorates the 200-year anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth, with a handful of museum exhibits...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Land of Lincoln, Lincoln world, Lincoln Monument, Honest Abe, Barack Obama, 200th birthday
Gettysburg house where Lincoln stayed opens Thursday
Gettysburg :: PA :: USA | 9 months ago
Credibility The latest attraction for tourists in this historic town is set to open Thursday and for the first five days tourists can check it out for free. The David Wills house, a stately, three-story, red-brick structure on the corner of Lincoln Square will open...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, 200th birthday
Lincoln stamps being released for Abe's birthday
Springfield :: MO :: USA | 9 months ago
Credibility Four new postal stamps highlighting the personal history of Abraham Lincoln are set to be released on Monday as the nation commemorates Lincoln's 200th birthday this week. The 42-cent stamps depict Lincoln as a rail-splitter, a lawyer, a politician and...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Bicentennial, Barack Obama, Springfield, bible used, 200th birthday
In search of the flesh-and-blood Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln :: NE :: USA | 9 months ago
Credibility Henry Louis Gates' documentary examines the 16th president from many angles. February 8, 2009 For Henry Louis Gates Jr., the challenge of making a documentary about Abraham Lincoln was daunting but ultimately too good to pass up. The only question was,...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, 200th birthday
SkyNews, UK: Global Birthday Bash For Braille
London :: United Kingdom | 10 months ago
Credibility UK, Sunday January 04, 2009 Blind people across the world are celebrating the birth of the man who revolutionised communication for them. The Braille system is relied on across the world Frenchman Louis Braille, who was born 200 years ago, invented...
Tags: Louis Braille, Scottish Braille Press, printing press, 200th birthday
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