Lincoln's Birthday
Emancipator's natal anniversary
Lincoln's Birthday is a U.S. holiday commemorating the birth of Abraham Lincoln on February 12, 1809.
Once widely observed as a separate holiday, it has been largely absorbed into Presidents' Day in most states.
Some states still recognize it independently: Schools are closed for Lincoln's Birthday.
- Thirteenth AmendmentConstitutional ban on bondage
- paradesPublic celebratory processions
- school holidayScheduled academic closure
- Emancipation ProclamationExecutive order freeing Confederate slaves
- house dividedHome torn by conflict
civil rights · abolitionism · Civil War · biographies · tall tale · speeches · rail splitter · Gettysburg Address · Union Army · Ford's Theatre · freedom · Reconstruction Era · log cabin · museum exhibits · historical reenactments · penny · five dollar bill · anti-slavery movements
- Lincoln LegacyFord's Theatre, Gettysburg Address, Emancipation Proclamation
- State HolidaysPatriot's Day, Patriots Day, Emancipation Day, Juneteenth, Victory Day
- American HolidaysIndependence Day, Fourth of July, July Fourth, Thanksgiving, Memorial Day
historical figure commemoration
Lincoln's BirthdayJohn Wilkes Booth