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A Lincoln Day Dinner (sometimes called Lincoln Dinner) is an annual celebration of the Republican Party and a fundraising event for Republican Party affiliated organizations at the county level. Traditionally, it is held in February or March depending on the county, and sometimes on Lincoln's Birthday (February 12), although it can be held on ...
Reagan Day Dinner (or Reagan Dinner, Lincoln–Reagan Dinner, etc.), an annual fundraising event for the Republican Party Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Reagan Day .
Colorado renamed their State Dinner after Barack Obama. [8] Missouri changed the name of their State Dinner to honor Missourian Harry Truman. [9] Georgia has changed the name of their State Dinner. [9] Iowa in August, 2015 voted to change the name of their Jefferson–Jackson Dinner. [4] It is now known as the Liberty and Justice Celebration. [10]
The Lincoln Memorial Shrine in Redlands, California, is a memorial and research center dedicated to the memory of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States of America. Opened on February 12, 1932, by local philanthropist Robert Watchorn as a monument to his deceased and only son, Emory Ewart Watchorn.
Abraham Lincoln, a portrait by Mathew Brady taken February 27, 1860, the day of Lincoln's Cooper Union speech in New York City. Lincoln accepted the nomination with great enthusiasm and zeal. After his nomination he delivered his House Divided Speech, with the biblical reference Mark 3:25, "A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe ...
Pieces of the 1861 Lincoln "solferino" state china on display in the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.. The china service of the Lincoln administration generally refers to a set of purple-banded china dishes used for serving and eating food at the White House, home of the president of the United States for state dinners.
Illustration of the first state dinner at the White House. David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii meeting with President Ulysses S. Grant. A state dinner in the United States is a formal dinner held in honor of a foreign head of state, such as a king, queen, president, or any head of government.
The first inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as the 16th president of the United States was held on Thursday, March 7, 1861, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 19th inauguration and marked the commencement of the first, and eventually only full term of Abraham Lincoln as president and the only term of ...