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Today in History: February 22
URL: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/feb22.html

Description:
This site celebrates George Washington's birthday with a presentation of materials about him in the Library of Congress. Includes a portrait, a discussion of the date of his birth (which was described as being on the "11th of February Old Style. ... When the Julian Calendar was 'corrected' to the Gregorian Calendar, February 11th became February 22nd."), and details about his life. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress.


LII Topics: Presidents by Name, Washington, George

Publisher:
The Library of Congress

LII Database Information:
Record 23321 created by Maria Brandt on 02/12/2007
Last modification on 02/12/2007
Published: 02/15/2007  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23321

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