Nat King Cole died on this day in 1965

We remember Nat King Cole, who died on this day in 1965.

He started with a trio but became one of the most popular vocalists in the world.  His hits included "Unforgettable", "Mona Lisa" and "Nature boy".

He also recorded a Spanish album in Havana in 1957.  It is one of the nicest Spanish albums ever recorded.  

Cole died in 1965 from cancer but his music lives on.

Frankly, no one can sing a love song like Nat King Cole.    His music is now available in a digital format:  The Very Best Of Nat King Cole & Spanish album.

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1809: Abraham Lincoln born in modern day Kentucky

This is how Abraham Lincoln remembered his birthday:

"I was born Feb. 12. 1809 in then Hardin county Kentucky," wrote Lincoln in June 1860 for Thomas Hicks, "at a point within the now recently formed county of Larue, a mile, or a mile & a half from where Hodgin'sville now is. My parents being dead and my own memory not serving, I know no means of identifying the precise locality. It was on Nolin Creek." [Thomas Lincoln possessed 348½ acres of land when Abraham was born. Abraham's birthplace is approximately three miles south of present day Hodgenville, on Nolin River.] Memorandum Concerning His Birthplace, 14 June 1860, CW, 4:75-76."

The Lincoln Log is a wonderful website. It is a day by day log of the president's life.   

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Abraham Lincoln was born on this day in 1809

Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809.

We will have many celebrations across the land.   Lincoln was a great man.  The Lincoln monument was the highlight of my visit to DC many years ago.

It's hard to pick a favorite quote from Lincoln. I like this one from the 2nd inaugural speech, about a month before his assassination:

"With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan – to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations."

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