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Lincoln
Born in grinding poverty,
Exposed to frontier strife,
Poor in things material,
But, oh, how rich his life!
May we learn the lesson that
This thought of Lincoln brings;
Life never can be measured well
By its material things.
Alice Crowell Hoffman
Mr.
Lincoln, Mr. Lincoln,
You were brave.
Mr. Lincoln, Mr. Lincoln,
You were good.
You stood for what was right,
You did not give up the fight,
Mr. Lincoln, you were brave,
You were good!
Mr.
Lincoln, Mr. Lincoln,
You were brave.
Mr. Lincoln, Mr. Lincoln,
You were good.
You served our country well,
Your praises we will tell,
Mr. Lincoln, you were brave,
You were good!
January 1, 1863
Whereas, on the twenty-second day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, a proclamation was issued by the President of the United States, containing, among other things, the following, to wit:
"That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free; and the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons, and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any of them, in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom.
"That the Executive will, on the first day of January aforesaid, by proclamation, designate the States and parts of States, if any, in which the people thereof, respectively, shall then be in rebellion against the United States; and the fact that any State, or the people thereof, shall on that day be, in good faith, represented in the Congress of the United States by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such State shall have participated, shall, in the absence of strong countervailing testimony, be deemed conclusive evidence that such State, and the people thereof, are not then in rebellion against the United States."
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PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON
Washington
was a great man,
The father of our country,
He led in war, He led in peace,
The father of our country.
Many
stories, they are told,
Many tales abound,
Of this great man who led our land,
The father of our country.
George Washington on the Web - Links to "everything Washington.
George Washington's Mount Vernon - Take a virtual of Washington's home......a wealth of resources to use in the classroom.
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Do you know who's on the penny?
On the penny? On the penny?
Do you know who's on the penny?
Abraham Lincoln.
Do
you know who's on the quarter?
On the quarter? On the quarter?
Do you know who's on the quarter?
George Washington.
Lincoln
and Washington--
They are remembered on
President's Day.
Two men in history
Who gave us liberty,
Oh, honor their memories
On this great day.
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GOD
BLESS AMERICA!
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to those that made the
Ultimate Sacrifice
September 11, 2001
