We know more than 50 young women auditioned for the part, which was described in its casting call for Caucasian actresses between ages 15 and 20 to be âunderfed but strong,â and ânaturally pretty underneath her tomboyishness,â according to the Wall Street Journal just days before Lawrence was crowned Katniss.
President Warren G. Harding speaking at the dedication, 1922. The Lincoln Memorial is an American national monument built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is located on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., across from the Washington Monument.
In March 1867, the U.S. Congress incorporated the Lincoln Monument Association. It came with a plan to create a memorial in honor of the past president. However, the site for the plan was selected not until 1902. On February 9, 1911, the Congress finally authorized the construction of the structure.