That's the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of these United States. He saved the Union; freed the slaves; supported the building of the transcontinental railroad; and passed the National Bank Act, which effectively established the country's banking system as we know it. Most historians rank him as one of the three or four greatest presidents in history.
Today was formerly a national holiday, but that changed. So, what's a president gotta do to get a day?
Sunday, February 12, 2006
February 12, 1809
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Hey Vinny, are we going to have Lincoln Week? If we do these theme weeks, we could position ourselves as the Discovery Channel of Blogs.
I call dibs on Shark Week.
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