If you’re any sort of history buff at all, you know that Feb. 12, 2009, will be the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. Well, bicentennial events are rounding into shape.
On the list? Operatic star Denyce Graves re-enacting Marian Anderson’s famous 1939 concert at the Lincoln Memorial. An official rededication of the memorial May 25. A re-opening of a refurbished Ford’s Theater. And many events in Springfield, Ill, too.
And, apparently, Lincoln was a bit of a gourmand. Scalloped oysters were among his favorite foods.
That said, will the Smithsonian Institution do anything for the sharer of this bicentennial — Charles Darwin?
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