As every school boy or girl can tell you, this is Pres Lincoln’s birthday. He was born in 1809.
He lived an incredible 19th century life: born in the frontier, faced all of the adversity of the time, became a very successful attorney and eventually ran for president.
He also raised a family with Mrs Lincoln. They had 4 sons but only Robert, Willie & Tad survived.
Historians regard George Washington and Abraham Lincoln as our two greatest presidents.
It’s hard to argue against Washington. He was the first president and the man who kept the nation together at the very beginning. Washington did the incredible of walking away from power after two terms as president.
Lincoln had a different path. He fought to preserve the union and paid a tremendous price for it.
We remember Pres Lincoln today and hope that school children always remember him every February.
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