Holiday Kids: Presidents' Day
Holiday Kids - Grades 1 - 6
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24m
Learn all about how and why we celebrate Presidents' Day. For whom was the day originally established? What were the major contributions of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln? Which one is remembered as the "Father of Our Country" and which one ended enslavement and delivered one of the most famous speeches in American history, the Gettysburg Address? The answers to all of these questions and more are covered in depth with detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video that reinforce important concepts.
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