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President's Day (repost) |
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Abe Senior Member
since 2003-05-28
Posts 694Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end! 
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PRESIDENT’S DAY Back in Seventeen ninety-six Is when this Holiday began For the birthday of ol’ George At least, that was the plan. It was his last full year Of his Presidency Born February twenty-second Or the Eleventh, because you see The old calendar was different Than the one we use today And some celebrated one Some people, on the other day. By the early Nineteenth Century Celebrated every year Birthnight Balls were held Taverns reveled in good cheer. Public figures gave their speeches And Receptions given by a few Then along came ol’ Abe Lincoln His Birthday, in February, too. In Eighteen and sixty-five The year after Booth’s fatal shot Both House’s of Congress gathered For a Memorial, and solemn thought. Not a Federal Holiday like George’s But legal in more than one State And then a Resolution was enacted Back in Nineteen sixty-eight. They made the third Monday of the month To make for a three day weekend To honor Washington and Lincoln And this story comes to it’s end. Del "Abe" Jones Mankind's greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology, it is the evolution of creativity. copyright 1984 [This message has been edited by Abe (02-13-2009 08:52 AM).] |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Beautiful remembrance day poem, dear Abe! Love, Margherita |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Yo Abe, Thanks for the history lesson. This is well done, and I like it loads. Bobby |
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