November 18, 2015. You wonât have to go too far in your way-back machines to remember the time when every website in the world was speculating about who should play Katniss Everdeen in the highly anticipated adaptation of The Hunger Games, directed by Gary Ross.
The United States one-cent coin, commonly known as a penny, is a unit of currency equaling one-hundredth of a United States dollar. The cent's symbol is Â¢. Its obverse has featured the profile of President Abraham Lincoln since 1909, the centennial of his birth. From 1959 (the sesquicentennial of Lincoln's birth) to 2008, the reverse featured the Lincoln Memorial.
The Accomplishments of President Abraham Lincoln The oil painting of Lincoln is by artist and sculptor Richard R. Miller. Abraham Lincoln is remembered for his vital role as the leader in preserving the Union during the Civil War and beginning the process (Emancipation Proclamation) that led to the end of slavery in the United States.