Tag: Abraham Lincoln

On this Day in 1865

A day after Union forces capture Richmond, President Abraham Lincoln visits Richmond with his son, Tad. For days later, Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. On April 5, 2003, the National Park Service unveiled a statue at the Historic Tredegar Iron Works commemorating Lincoln’s 1865 visit to Richmond. The life-sized sculpture by …

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I Cannot Tell a Lie: Today is Not George Washington’s Birthday

Contrary to what public education may be teaching our children, all famous people are not born on Monday. Today is not George Washington’s birthday. George Washington was not born on February 18. America’s first President, George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He died at Mount Vernon, Virginia December 14, …

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