Abraham Lincoln, the greatest president of the 19th century, was born on this day in Kentucky in 1809. This year's Lincoln's Birthday is a bit of a letdown, last year was the Lincoln Bicentennial. As I did in the run-up to that day, I will be posting, on a somewhat frequent basis, entries about Ronald Reagan, who I believe was the greatest president of the 20th century.
The Reagan Centennial arrives on February 6, 2011. The Gipper was the only president born in Illinois.
Happy Birthday, Abe!
Related posts:
Thirty hours in Lincoln's Springfield, Illinois
Abraham Lincoln birthplace site
Abraham Lincoln birthplace site's log cabin
"My earliest recollection is of the Knob Creek place"
My Mississippi Manifest Destiny: Jonesboro, site of the third Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Midwestern Presidential Pathway: Tampico, Ronald Reagan's birthplace
Midwestern Presidential Pathway: Dixon, a shining city upon a hill
Midwestern Presidential Pathway: Ronald Reagan's Dixon, Illinois
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