On Lincoln's birthday in 1861, he was on his way to Washington for his first inauguration (which used to take place in March) as the Civil War was about to begin.

In honor of Abraham Lincoln, the country’s 16th president who hailed from Illinois, Lincoln’s Birthday is observed as a state holiday in Illinois, falling on Feb. 12 each year.

Monday marks Abraham Lincoln’s 215th birthday, and as always, it prompts some of the most profound questions of civics and citizenship: Do I get the day off from work?

But Lincoln's Birthday is not, nor has it ever been, its own federal holiday. On the state level, a handful of states celebrate Lincoln's birthday on its actual date.

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Today is Lincoln's birthday, an appropriate day to talk about a man many consider to be our greatest president. There is a new book out just in time to celebrate.

In honor of Abraham Lincoln, the country's 16th president who hailed from Illinois, Lincoln's Birthday is observed as a state holiday in Illinois, falling on Feb. 12 each year.