...a male child was born in Kentucky to Thomas Lincoln and his wife, Nancy Hanks Lncoln. They named the child Abraham. Fifty-six years later, while serving as president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by actor John Wilks Booth at Ford's Theater in Washington, DC.
It won't be mentioned on any news broadcast today because sixty years ago Lyndon Baines Johnson persuaded Congress to combine Liincoln's Birthday and George Washington's Birthday (February 22nd) into a single observance called Presidents Day in order to create a new national holiday and give federal employees another three-day weekend off from work. This year Presidents Day occurs on Monday, February 16th.
Sorry, Abe.
Also, sorry, George.
Some of us still remember when both of you were remembered for your individual accomplishments and not just as part of a group.
To add insult to injury, a few weeks ago the U.S. Mint announced that production of the Lincoln penny, a one-cent coin produced since 1909, has been discontinued.
Fortunately, we still have the Jefferson nickel, the Roosevelt dime, and the Washington quarter. but I haven't seen a Kenndy half-dollar in a very long time.
I heard today that one bitcoin is worth fifty-six thousand dollars ($56,000.00 USD).That is a lot of pennies.
As usual, there is no rhyme or reason, no flow or continuity, to my post.
Why should today be any different?
That's probably the very question Lyndon Bains Johnson should have been asking.
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My kids keep telling me that I am just remembering the good old days and times have changed. But have they? I think they are the same with different characters.
ReplyDeleteWhat scares me more than anything is that the world of 2026 will one day be somebody’s good old days. Thank you, Emma.
Delete2026 - the good old days? Of course, it will happen, as unlikely as it seems at the moment.
DeleteIf you Google “last line of Gatsby” AI will produce an interesting summary of the all-too-human trait of longing for what once was that can never be recaptured. Thank you, Janice!
DeleteI've heard of presidents day but didn't know what it was about. Thanks for the information.
ReplyDeleteIt’s unsettling somehow to lump Washinton and Lincoln with the likes of Millard Fillmore and Warren G. Harding and. Grover Cleveland (and a few others) but that’s what LBJ achieved with his new holiday. We have had 47 presidencies in our 250 years of nationhood. Thank you, Red!
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