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Lesser-known Lessons Learned From Abraham Lincoln
With Abraham Lincoln’s 216th birthday Feb. 12 and Presidents’ Day Feb. 17, the lives of previous U.S. presidents can provide ...
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Lincoln’s birthday and a call to action
Using February as a backdrop, let me share with you two events that mark the birthday of Abraham Lincoln which provide an ...
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Handsewn American flag from WWII headed back overseas
A local man was part of the liberation of the Czech Republic and brought back a symbol that's been displayed ever since in a ...
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This US president is the only one to hold a patent
United States patent number 6,469 is for "buoying vessels over shoals." Granted on May 22, 1849, the concept involves equipping large boats with "india-rubber cloth, or another suitable waterproof ...
Washington lawmakers debate removing first president from state flag. Critics call the move ‘un-American’
Democrats sponsoring the bill to remove Washington’s image from the state flag say he has “limited historical connection to ...
Is Presidents Day the most confusing holiday in the US?
The holiday hasn’t been celebrated on Washington’s actual birthday of Feb. 22, or any other president’s birthday, for more than 50 years. Presidents Day became the popular name after the holiday was ...
Presidents Day 2025: What’s open and closed? Stock Market, Post Offices, and retail store operations explained
Originally established as Washingtons Birthday in 1885, the holiday was designated to honor the first US president, George ...