Why We Celebrate Abraham Lincoln's Birthday

This year to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's Birthday, send out a few free e-cards to friends and family. Free e-cards are easy to use, quick to personalize and send, and most importantly they are free. From his humble beginnings in a log cabin situated in rural Kentucky, to his term as the sixteenth President of the United States and the illustrious legacy he left behind, Abraham Lincoln is no slight figure in the pages of American history. Born in 1809 to Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln developed a particular fondness for reading in spite of his lack of formal education and his father's wishes that he become a farmer like himself. It was after moving to New Salem, Illinois in the early 1830's that Lincoln ran, first unsuccessfully, then with better results, for the state legislature, where he served four... [read full story]