May 30, 2006
Lincoln Memorial Dedicated
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The Lincoln Memorial is a monument in Washington, DC, which is shown on the reverse of the US penny. It has been the site of many speeches, including Martin Luther King Jr's legendary "I Have a Dream" speech. The building, designed by Henry Bacon and styled after a Greek temple, has 36 massive columns representing the states of the Union at the time. Lincoln's heroic statue inside was designed by Daniel French, who is said to have shaped Lincoln's hands to sign what in American Sign Language?
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