April 15th, 1865...

[Bob Denman]

Tomorrow marks 150 years since the assassination of President Lincoln... ray:

I wonder if we'll see any coverage of it in the news? :dontknow:

 

[ARtraveler]

Were they to do a man on the street interview, they would probably be saying Lincoln who? or...didn't he invent that car brand?

Sad, but I am thinking true.

 

[vided]

Wasn't he that Jewish fella, he was shot in the temple :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:

 

[Bob Denman]

:roflblack: no.

 

[Oldmanzues]

Were they to do a man on the street interview, they would probably be saying Lincoln who? or...didn't he invent that car brand?

Sad, but I am thinking true.

100 % agree on this one. One of my teen driving students did not know when the Vet Nam war was a couple years ago
Oldmanzues

 

[Chupaca]

Really..!!!

He was shot on tax day..?? :roflblack::roflblack: thats a :cus: of a way to get outta paying your taxes...:roflblack: love history and geography ones gone from school and the other is doomed...:banghead:

 

[Lin]

Also the day the Titanic sank. And now the anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing.

 

[Saluda]

Quality of news coverage today

At least out our way it's very poor. Weather three times, a couple of pet stories and then a rerun of a couple of prior stories. During the height of Iraq or Afghanistan there would be barely a mention.
Also correct about peoples lack of history knowledge.
Lincoln had major issues during his presidency that he had to deal with.

 

[Bob Denman]

 

[Lin]

Lin​

Apr
15​

United States Flags at Half Staff to Honor Lincoln
By Matt - Comments(0)

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
President Abraham Lincoln believed that we are, at heart, one Nation and one people. At a time when America was torn apart and our very future was in doubt, he knew our country was more than a collection of States, and that we shared a bond that would not break. One hundred fifty years after President Lincoln’s death, Americans join together across the Union he saved to honor his memory and celebrate the freedom for which he gave his last full measure of devotion.
A self-taught man, rugged rail-splitter, and humble lawyer from Springfield, Illinois, President Lincoln believed in the fierce independence that lies at the heart of the American experience. But he also knew that together, we can do great things — that it is through the accumulated toil and sacrifice of ordinary women and men that our country is perfected and our liberty preserved.
President Lincoln understood the immense sacrifices required to give meaning to our founding principles. With enduring faith and steady resolve, he led our Nation through Civil War, knowing the blood shed was in painful service to those same ideals. He sought to reunite our people not only in Government, but also in a freedom that knew no bounds of color or creed. It was in this spirit that he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, forever joining the cause of our Union with the advancement of liberty. As our Nation gave birth to a new era of freedom, President Lincoln charted a course that would help bind the wounds of a divided country and bring healing to a people who desperately needed it.
Even while his Presidency was characterized by war, his ambition was a just and lasting peace. Amid the discord of great conflict, President Lincoln demonstrated the wisdom to look forward. He knew a united America could serve the hopes of all its people if they seized the opportunity of their time. He established land-grant colleges and committed to a railroad connecting East to West, even as he fought to hold together North and South. He fueled new enterprises with a national currency, spurred innovation, and ignited America’s imagination with a National Academy of Sciences.
As we reflect on the Great Emancipator, we are reminded that we will be remembered for what we choose to make of the moment we are given. President Lincoln has passed on a tremendous legacy to us, and we too are called to do great things. His example gives us confidence that whatever trials await us, this Nation and the freedom we cherish can, and will, prevail. Today, we reflect on the extraordinary progress he made possible, and with one voice, we rededicate ourselves to the work of ensuring a Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK *****, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 15, 2015, as a Day of Remembrance for President Abraham Lincoln. I call upon all Americans to honor his life and legacy with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. I also call upon the Governors of the United States and its Territories, and appropriate officials of all units of government, to direct that the flag be flown at half-staff on the Day of Remembrance for President Abraham Lincoln. I further encourage all Americans to display the flag at half-staff from their homes and businesses on that day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand fifteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-ninth.
BARACK *****

 

[Bob Denman]

It's good to know that he was remembered... :thumbup: