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Monday, September 5, 2011

Abraham Lincoln anniversaries / historical dates (AL Online postings)

This Week in HistorySeptember 6, 1846
Lincoln writes to Andrew Johnston, editor of the Quincy, Illinois Whig, enclosing some
poetry.
September 7, 1864
President Lincoln receives a Bible from a committee of black Baltimore citizens.

September 9, 1836
Lincoln is licensed to practice law in all Illinois state courts.


http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln.html

Which Lincoln writings are inside the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.?
Carved into the walls are Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and Second Inaugural Address.
Did Lincoln write a letter to a girl who asked him to grow a beard?
Yes. He wrote a reply to Grace Bedell of Westfield, New York, who suggested he grow a beard to get elected.
Where can I see poetry that Lincoln wrote?
We have a page of poems Lincoln wrote in the 1840s.
http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/sfaq.htm

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