There are three types of compound words: closed compound word - two different words put together to make a new word examples - boyfriend, without, mankind hyphenated compound â¦ word - i.e. level-headed, fun-loving, mind-boggling open compound word - two words that go together but there's a space between them examples: bus driver, candy cane, draft pick brown bag
Lincoln Memorial Construction. The Lincoln Memorial construction took place between 1914 and 1922. Work crews had completed most of the memorial architectural elements by April 1917 when the United States entered into the First World War, but work slowed as a result. Steady progress nonetheless was maintained on the interior decorations, granite terrace, approach plaza, and grounds landscaping.
On this day in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivers what will become one of the most famous speeches in American history, at the dedication of the military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Using just 272 words, Lincolnarticulated themeaning of the Civil War for a public that had grown weary of the conflict.