The Story of Presidents’ Day – By Daniel Sheridan

"To the memory of the Man, first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen." These are the words of Henry Lee upon the death of our first President, George Washington. Americans throughout the 1800s, cherishing those words, unofficially and spontaneously celebrated the Father of their Country's birthday every February [...]

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The Land of Lincoln and the Thirteenth Amendment – by Daniel W. Sheridan

#OTD, January 31, 1865, Americans make amends as Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment, consistently applying the words of the Declaration of Independence, that “all men are created equal.”  I was sharing with my daughter the story of the Thirteenth Amendment since my home state played a significant role in its passage. Illinois instructed its congressional [...]

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We The Kids “Constitution in the Kitchen” with author Lydia Wallace Nuttall

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VKty0_qWpk  

By |2021-02-10T22:53:04-05:00February 10th, 2021|WTK Featured Stories, WTK History Lessons|Comments Off on We The Kids “Constitution in the Kitchen” with author Lydia Wallace Nuttall

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