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Presidential Inauguration Day: January 20, 2009
Sources: http://dictionary.reference.com/, http://inaugural.senate.gov/index.cfm, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration_Day
Inauguration Day is January 20, 2009.
Inaugurate:
[in-aw-gyuh-reyt,]1. to make a formal beginning of; initiate; commence; begin:The end of World War II inaugurated the era of nuclear power.
2. to induct into office with formal ceremonies; install.
3. to introduce into public use by some formal ceremony: Airmail service between Washington, D.C., and New York City was inaugurated in 1918.
In the United States, Inauguration Day is the day on which the President of the United States and the Vice President of the United States are sworn in and take office. Inauguration Day occurs once every four years, about two and a half months after the national election. The next Inauguration Day will occur on January 20, 2009.
For more than two hundred years America’s citizens have witnessed the Inauguration ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United States. From the first Inauguration of George Washington, in New York City, in 1789, to today, as we prepare for the 56th quadrennial Presidential Inauguration, the swearing in ceremony represents both national renewal and continuity of leadership. As each president has offered a vision for America’s future, we reflect on the heritage of Inaugurations past.
Learn More: What happens on Inauguration Day? See a list of the Inauguration Day Events.
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It’s Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday, and America is celebrating!
Source: http://www.lincolnbicentennial.gov/default.aspx
“I view [education] as the most important subject which we as people can be engaged in.”
-- Abraham Lincoln
We remember Abraham Lincoln because:
- He overcame being poor and uneducated to become our country’s greatest President.
- As American’s 16th President, he fought to keep the nation from splitting apart. We are a strong country today, partly because of President Lincoln.
- He believed that all people are equal – just like the Declaration of Independence says. He always thought slavery was wrong and worked to make slavery illegal in the United States.
Learn More:
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His rise from poverty to power
- His speeches and writings
- His evolving views on slavery and emancipation
- His portrayal in art, music, and poetry
- His leadership
Test your knowledge of Abraham Lincoln with the Honest Abe Quiz.
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