Presidents Day
Monday, February 17th, 2014
Sixteenth President
1861-1865

Born: February 12, 1809, in Hodgenville, Hardin County, Kentucky

Died: April 15, 1865. Lincoln died the morning after being shot at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. by John Wilkes Booth, an actor.

Photo courtesy of Western History/Genealogy Department, Denver Public Library.

Lincoln's Birthday

 

Chicago Daily News negatives collection, DN-0078694. Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.

Washington's Birthday

Classic Links:
History - Buffalo, NY.
Famous Buffalonians

The Presidents of the United States
Biography of Abraham Lincoln
Biography of George Washington
Mount Vernon Estate
Kids Guide to Presidents

WhiteHouse
GOP.com