Etymology: Named for The lead sulfide ore galena: Location of Galena in Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Location of Illinois in the United States: Coordinates: Coordinates: Country: United States: State: Illinois: County
Flags of the Confederacy displayed at a movie house on Lincoln's birthday in Winchester, Virginia in February 1940. Lincoln's Birthday is a legal holiday in some U.S. states, observed on the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln 's birth on February 12, 1809.
Celebrate Lincoln's birthday with brain teasers. President Abraham Lincoln, whose 205th birthday we celebrate on Feb. 12, has ranked first or second in polls of the best-ever U.S. president for more than 60 years.