Articles related to "Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission"All eyes are on Indiana in 2009, which marks the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. He spent formative boyhood years in Spencer County.
The world will note that President Abraham Lincoln and Biologist Charles Darwin were both born on February 12, 1809 and both changed the world a half century later.
The Chicago History Museum will celebrate the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial during a year long event ,sponsored by Exelon, starting on February 12, 2009.
Abraham Lincoln spent 24 years in Springfield, Illinois. Visitors can trace his life here at key historic sites in 2009, the 200th anniversary of his birth.
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