Abraham Lincoln, was born February 12, 1809, he was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States (1861-1865) and died in office upon his assassination. Lincoln led the nation through its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis in the American Civil War. He preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government and modernized the U.S. economy.
Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956) is an American engineer, physician and former NASA astronaut. She became the first black woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Jemison joined NASA's astronaut corps in 1987. She orbited the Earth for nearly eight days on September 12-20, 1992. She is also a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority!
In Honor of President's Day let's talk about Barack Hussein Obama. He is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009-2017. He was the first African American President of the United States. He previously served as a U.S. Senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and an Illinois state senator from 1997-2004. Obama's election in 2008 signified that our country was moving in the right direction -- a country who once had African slaves had finally elected an African American to be President.
