Happy Birthday, Mr. President
Posted By ajw93 On February 13, 2009 @ 7:57 pm In Essential DC, History, Life in the Capitol, Special Events | Comments Disabled
Penny image from US Mint
DCist probably said it best [1]:
The card’s in the mail. Our phone was broken. It just slipped our mind. Whatever the excuse, we failed to properly wish Abraham Lincoln a happy 200th birthday yesterday.
Yes, we here at Metblogs also neglected our 16th President’s 200th birthday! We were obsessed with thinking about our own ideas for the upcoming three-day weekend, or remembering fondly the days when Lincoln and Washington each had his own holiday (oh, the 70s…), or — perish the thought — making Valentine’s Day plans.
Nevertheless, we want to wish Mr. Lincoln a happy birthday and we’ll plan to do some rootin’-tootin’ celebratin’ at some of the events around town [2], like the grand-reopening celebration at Ford’s Theatre [3] on Presidents’ Day this Monday.
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URL to article: http://dc.metblogs.com/2009/02/13/happy-birthday-mr-president/
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[1] said it best: http://dcist.com/2009/02/morning_roundup_324.php
[2] events around town: http://dc.about.com/cs/walkingtours/a/presidentsday.htm
[3] grand-reopening celebration at Ford’s Theatre: http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/performing-arts/fords-theatre-grand-reopening-and-open-house,1154856.html
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