User blog:ARTaylor/Abraham Lincoln Turns 206

Today is the two-hundred and sixth birthday of the 16th President Abraham Lincoln. His presidency sparked the American Civil War and Lincoln commanded the nation as it tried to reunite. He officially ended slavery in country before ending the war. Sadly, he was the first of only four assassinated presidents having been killed six days after the surrender of the South. Since then he has been regarded as one of the greatest presidents and was immortalized on the penny, five dollar bill, and Mount Rushmore while his birthday has become a holiday in several states. Because of the close proximity to George Washington's birthday, Lincoln's birthday is often formally observed with Washington's as part of Presidents Day.