SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Abraham Lincoln got a present Thursday for his 200th birthday — or, technically, 319 million presents. The U.S. Mint released a redesigned penny to mark the bicentennial of ...

Sunday, February 12 was Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. There are a few states—Illinois, Kentucky, New York, Texas, California, Missouri, Indiana, and Connecticut—that observe the day as a public holiday.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Abraham Lincoln got a present Thursday for his 200th birthday — or, technically, 319 million presents.The U.S. Mint released a redesigned penny to mark the bicentennial of ...

Abraham Lincoln was born on this day in 1809 in Kentucky. He would go on to rank among the best presidents in U.S. history, and he still makes news headlines when referenced by today's politicians.