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Event: Lincoln's Birthday and Memorial Day : The History of Two important American Holidays
starting May 14, 2008
Starts: 7:30pm
History professor Matthew Dennis from Oregon
State University,
author of the best-selling book Red, White and Blue Letter Days: An American Calendar,
will dispel all rumors and dismantle the legends surrounding the founding of
Abraham Lincoln's Birthday, the interesting origins of Memorial Day and more at
this fun and educational meeting of the CWRT at Portland State
University.
When: Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 Where: Cramer Hall, room 447 (Hoffman Library) Time: 7:30 pm Cost: Free and open to the public
Free parking is
available in the PSU parking structures after 7pm. For more information, please
call (503)725-5473.
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