200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln at Westminster Abbey

Abraham Lincoln’s moral purpose and his historical significance were examined in a lecture in St Margaret’s Church on Tuesday 7 July given by Professor Richard Carwardine, Rhodes Professor of American History at St. Catherine's College, Oxford as part of an evening of special events to mark the bicentenary of Lincoln’s birth.
(From www.westminster-abbey.org)

U.S. Embassy London Charge d'Affaires Richard LeBaron and his wife attended the event which included a wreath-laying at the Abraham Lincoln memorial in Parliament Square.

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items are from 07 Jul 2009.