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TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, February 21, 2011
Greetings Infomaniacs,
Today in the U.S. is a federal holiday officially known as
Washington's' Birthday, although many states have renamed
the day Presidents Day to honor both Washington and Lincoln's
birthdays this month.
Some places such as schools and banks have the day off, but
unfortunately the library is not one of them! Oh, well.
Let's learn some facts about this holiday!
Enjoy!
Melissa
Email Melissa: mailto:melissa@gophercentral.com
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "You are not here merely to make a living. You are
here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with
greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement.
You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish
yourself if you forget the errand."
HINT: (1856-1924), 28th President of the United States.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
There was an attempt in 1968 to officially name this day
Presidents Day. However, this suggestion died in committee.
Many states, however, choose to call their own celebration
on this day "Presidents Day."
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On February 22nd of almost every year since 1888,
Washington's Farewell Address has been read in the US Senate.
While this does not happen on Presidents Day, it is an annual
celebration of Washington's Birthday that stems from 1862
when the Address was read as a way to boost morale during
the Civil War.
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Abraham Lincoln's birthday is on February 12th. Even though
many states celebrate Abraham Lincoln's birthday concurrently
with Washington's birthday, it is not a federally designated
holiday.
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VIDEO CLIP
Washington DC - America's Greatest Monuments
Washington, D.C. is a city intentionally designed as a
national capitol. George Washington took ten square miles
from Virginia and Maryland and commissioned Pierre L'Enfant
to design a city that would itself be a memorial.
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=13921
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In Massachusetts, the holiday is still called Washington?s
Birthday. However, each year the governor issues a
proclamation honoring all of the presidents from
Massachusetts: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Calvin
Coolidge and John F. Kennedy.
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Washington conceived the Badge of Military Merit, for
wounded soldiers, and won three during his term. The award
wasn?t used again until it was revived and renamed the
Purple Heart on his 200th birthday, in 1932.
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In some areas, instead of closing for one day to celebrate
Lincoln and Washington?s birthdays, they close for an
entire week. One such place is the New York City School
District.
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The plumper it gets the better it is. What is it?
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QUOTE: "You are not here merely to make a living. You are
here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with
greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement.
You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish
yourself if you forget the errand."
ANSWER: Woodrow Wilson.
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