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On Lincoln's Birthday, A Look At His Legacy In The State He Called Home

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President Abraham Lincoln was born on this day in 1809. His birthplace was in Kentucky, but Illinois is the state he called home for most of his life. Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson visited his presidential library in Springfield last year.

This segment aired on February 12, 2019.

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