George Washington
Born : February 22, 1732 at Wakefield, Westmoreland,
Virginia
Died: December 14, 1799 at Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia
President: April 30, 1789 to March 4, 1797
Biography and Resources Compiled
by Colonial Williamsburg.
Birthplace National
Park Service. Basic information.
Grolier Online: The
American Presidency
The Internet Public
Library Includes a short biography, facts, timeline and a tremendous
set of links.
Martha Washington
Biography
Mount Vernon
Organization Educational Resources An excellent resource on all
aspects of Washington's life. Includes quizzes and virtual tours.
Mount Vernon Organization Home
page to entire site.
The
Washington Monument National Park Service. Expanded information and
virtual tour.
George Washington's Papers
Higher level research. University of Virginia.
Washington's Papers
1741-1799 Library of Congress American Memory project. The actual
photo images of Washington's papers.
A Short Biography
Short
Biography - The White House
The Surprising
George Washington The National Archives.
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Abraham Lincoln
Born: February 12, 1809 in Hardin (now Larue) County,
Kentucky
Died: April 15, 1865 in Washington, District of Columbia
President: March 4th, 1861 to April 15, 1865
Abe's Home Page An
Indiana First Grade Class made a site dedicated to Lincoln. Contains Games
and quizzes.
The History PlaceTM An in depth timeline and
some rare photographs.
The Internet Public Library
Includes a short biography, facts, timeline and a tremendous set of
links.
Liberty Online Copies
of Lincoln's most famous speeches and the Emancipation Proclamation.
Lincoln Birthplace National
Park Service. Expanded information, including a virtual tour.
Lincoln
Boyhood Home National Park Service. Basic Information.
Lincoln
Home, Springfield Illinois National Park Service. Basic
Information.
Lincoln Memorial National
Park Service. Expanded information.
Lincoln Online A
collection of resources and links to historical sites.
Short Biography
Short
Biography - The White House The White House's short biography
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All Presidents
The Internet Public Library Contains
short biographies, timelines and links for every president.
The Hall of Presidents The
National Portrait Gallery's (U.S.A.) painting of each president and a very
short biography.
The Presidents
PBS' The American Experience series. Includes dates of re-runs
of the presidents series and a teachers' guide.
Presidential Addresses
Extensive selection of presidential inaugural, farewell and state of the
union speeches. Slow to load due to enormous length of file.
The White House
For Kids
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