Happy Birthday Abe Lincoln

Happy Birthday Abraham Lincoln. You make a 20th century historian wish she studied the 19th.

I also wonder why I've suddenly noticed that the news now refers to you as freeing some of the slaves. New historical savvy from the many PBS documentaries? Kindly lowering too-high expectations for Obama? Subtly criticizing Obama? Me not noticing anything until today? I don't know. Happy Bday Abe! both images via kottke. second image possibly not AL.