When is lincolns birthday 2011

This Inside the Vaults video short tells the story of formerly missing letters between President Abraham Lincoln and Union surgeons that were returned to the National Archives in The letters are dated shortly after the Battle of Antietam and request that the President appoint a chaplain to serve the wounded, dying, and dead in hospitals. The film features actor Richard Dreyfuss giving a dramatic reading of the speech, followed by historical analysis. Filmmaker Ken Kebow and author Ronald C.

White, Jr. On the th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, a panel of Lincoln scholars will discuss how Lincoln can still guide and inspire our nation in the face of 21st—century challenges. Todd Brewster examines the most critical six months in Abraham Lincoln's Presidency, when he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, fought with his generals, and coped with bouts of depression. John F. Free Online Programs on the Presidency. Documenting Key Presidential Decisions.

Education Programs at the Presidential Libraries. Winter While in office he led the Union to victory during the American Civil War, abolished slavery, imposed the income tax and the military draft. He got the first letter he sent to Congress for this purpose signed by 50 other New York residents. Every year on February 12 there are several wreath-laying ceremonies on Lincoln landmarks all across the United States, notably on his birthplace in Kentucky, and on the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.

C, where there is also a reading of the Gettysburg Address. The states that recognize the day as a holiday organize many events to commemorate the day, such as concerts, birthday parties and re-enactments.

About us Privacy Contact 7Graus. United States. See calendar. Provides historical information, quotes, writings and links to Lincoln places, associations, and websites. This is the largest collection of original Washington documents in the world.

Document types in the collection as a whole include correspondence, letter-books, commonplace books, diaries, journals, financial account books, military records, reports, and notes accumulated by Washington from through The collection is organized into eight series or groupings. Includes approximately 65, documents.

Topic Areas About Donate. Download EPUB. Introduction Washington's Birthday, often informally referred to as Presidents' Day, is a federal holiday celebrating the birth of President George Washington on the third Monday in February. History Observances of the birth of President George Washington February 22, began long before the creation of an official holiday. Legislation P. Lincoln Day observed by state employees Missouri. Lincoln's Birthday observed Vermont.

Lincoln's Birthday Illinois. Lincoln Day Connecticut, Missouri. Lincoln's Birthday floating holiday New York. Washington's Birthday. George Washington's Birthday Alabama, Arkansas.

George Washington Day Virginia.