February 12, 2007

Today is Abraham Lincoln's Birthday

Yes, before there was the generic President's Day holiday, we used to honor two of our greatest presidents separately in February: Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Now, we get only one day off in which to head to the mall for those terrific specials on mattresses, La-Z-Boys and lingerie. (You'll all have to go without me, though, as my company does not give that day off.)

For those of you interested in actual history, With Malice Toward None has a great tribute post with some of Lincoln's wise words up today.

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Posted by Pam Meister at 10:08 AM | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0) | History

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We are a poorer country for having dropped the observance of President Lincoln's birthday.

Posted by: Reverse_Vampyr at February 12, 2007 02:05 PM

Thanks for the link..

Posted by: El Duderino at February 12, 2007 02:19 PM