President’s Day

ESL 5 Culture StudyPresenter: Hsiao,Hsin-ChiehInstructor: Lyra Riabov

Contents

Origin of the President’s Day

George Washington’s Biographical information

Historic background: Revolutionary war

and Independence First President of

the USA

Abraham Lincoln’s Biographical information

Historic background:

Civil war and Abolition of Slavery

Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Origin of the President’s Day George Washington, the

first president of the USA was born on February 11, 1789

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the USA, was born on February 12th, 1809

These birthdays were merged into President's Day on the third Monday of February

George Washington’s Biographical information

First President 1689-1797

Born: February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia

Died: December 14, 1799 in Mount Vernon, Virginia

Married to Martha Dandridge Washington

Historic background: Revolutionary war and Independence First President of the USA At the age of 20 he was appointed adjutant in the Va.

Militia militiaman, for the next three years, he fought in the wars against the French and Indians

Washington was selected as commander in chief of the Continental Army on July 3, 1775

He was the leader of the Revolutionary war against the British

until the surrender of British at Yorktown, Va., on Oct. 19, 1781 to get the Independence of USA

On April 30, 1789, George Washington was elected as the first President of the United States in Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York

He was reelected in 1792,and retirement on Sept. 17, 1796

Washington Monument Federal Hall

Abraham Lincoln’s Biographical information

Sixteenth President 1861-1865

Born: February 12, 1809, in Hodgenville, Hardin County, Kentucky

Died: April 15, 1865. Lincoln died the morning after being shot at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. by John Wilkes Booth, an actor.

Married to Mary Todd Lincoln

Historic background: Civil war and Abolition of Slavery Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

He won the election of President in 1860

The Civil war began in 1861 because the south states

against the abolition of slavery

On January 1, 1863, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves

Lincoln won re-election in 1864

The Civil war end in 1865 and the northern won

On Friday, April 14, 1865, Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre in Washington by John Wilkes Booth

Lincoln Memorial

Ford’s Theatre

Petersen House

Dr. Sun Yat-sen ‘s Birthday

Born on November 12, 1866 Leader of the revolutionary

crusade to overthrow the Manchu dynasty

Established the first republic country in Asia

December 25, 1911, Sun was elected provisional president of the new republic country

Sun died of liver cancer on March 12, 1925, at the age of 60 in Peking

National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall

President Chiang Kai-shek‘s Birthday

Born on October 31, 1887 Chiang became commander-in-chief of the

National Revolutionary Forces Leader the Northern Expedition to subjugate

the feuding warlords and reunion China in June 1928

Chiang assumed the leadership of this eight-year War of Resistance against Japan, until on August 14, 1945, Japan announced its formal surrender

Chiang served as the president of the Republic of China from March 1948 until he died

Died of heart attack on April 5, 1975, at the age of 89 in Taipei

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall

ReferencesOrigin of the President’s Dayhttp://gi.grolier.com/presidents/aae/side/pofus.htmlhttp://images.google.com/imgres?imgurlGeorge Washington’shttp://www.picturesof.net/POSTERS/hldypost/hldy12.html http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/http://www.information-entertainment.com/Holidays/presday.htmlhttp://www.usembassy.de/usa/holidays-presidents.htmAbraham Lincoln’shttp://www.picturesof.net/http://www.whitehouse.gov/http://www.patriotism.org/presidents_day/http://www.learnersonline.com/weekly/lessons02/week7/Sun Yat-senhttp://www.yatsen.gov.tw/http://fungchiwood.tripod.com/DrSun.htmlChiang Kai-shek‘shttp://www.cksmh.gov.tw/