Happy 200th Birthday, Abraham Lincoln

The “Savior of our Nation” was born Feb. 12, 1809.

Coincidentally, President Lincoln shares the same birth date as Charles Darwin. Certainly two very influential people of very different influences. (Read my earlier post about Darwin).

To commemmorate the anniversary of his birth, the U.S. Mint is rolling out four new pennies this year. The obverse (“heads”) will be the same as previous pennies. The reverse sides (“tails”) will change every three months:

A collector's item to be sure, but still just as worthless as ever.

Lincoln was a great writer, and he delivered some of the most stirring and memorable speeches in American history. Many of those can be found on his page at POTUS.com.

Here’s another great site on all things Lincoln, inlcuding a collection of famous quotes.

And here’s an interesting story I read today in U.S. News & World Report about Abraham Lincoln’s religious uncertainty.

What are your thoughts about Lincoln? Do you have favorite quotes? Have a link to share? Speak up in the comments.

UPDATE: I found it strange that Google recognized Darwin’s birthday today, but I did not see any commemorative “Google” for Lincoln.