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This month, Kid Scoop News celebrates Presidents’ Day—a day to celebrate the birthdays and lives of two important American presidents, President Abraham Lincoln and President George Washington.
The year was 1860. Abraham Lincoln was traveling across the United States asking people to vote for him to be president.
Mr. Lincoln would have looked different to you that year. He didn’t have his famous beard. He received this letter from an 11-year-old girl named Grace Bedell.
Standards Link: History: Identify the people honored in commemorative holidays. Connect the dots and color in the space to put a beard on Lincoln’s face.
Lincoln grew a beard as Grace suggested. Grace’s one letter changed the face of the president!
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Is there something you would like to tell the president? You can write him at:
As first president of the United States, George Washington helped to make the laws and policies that formed our country. Some people wanted him to be the king of the United States. He refused because he believed it was better to have a president who was elected by the people.
© Vicki Whiting February 2026
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