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07-10-2012, 08:18 PM, (This post was last modified: 07-10-2012, 08:25 PM by Dave Taylor.)
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Set the clock, Lincoln
This is hardly relevant to Lincoln at all, but I still thought it was interesting. While researching for an upcoming post on my blog, I came across a completely unrelated article from 1942:

   
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First off, I didn't even know there was an agreed upon time to set clocks at for display purposes. Secondly, I find it funny that the time that you are supposed to display a clock at was believed by "many" to be based on Lincoln's assassination. Even though incorrect, this shows me that Lincoln’s legacy is engrained in the most random things.
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Set the clock, Lincoln - by Dave Taylor - 07-10-2012, 08:18 PM
RE: Set the clock, Lincoln - by J. Beckert - 07-10-2012, 09:24 PM
RE: Set the clock, Lincoln - by Dave Taylor - 07-10-2012, 10:08 PM
RE: Set the clock, Lincoln - by LincolnMan - 07-21-2012, 05:29 PM
RE: Set the clock, Lincoln - by Dan Pearson - 07-26-2012, 08:29 PM
RE: Set the clock, Lincoln - by RJNorton - 07-27-2012, 05:33 AM
RE: Set the clock, Lincoln - by LincolnMan - 08-27-2013, 09:46 AM
RE: Set the clock, Lincoln - by Eva Elisabeth - 08-27-2013, 11:10 AM
RE: Set the clock, Lincoln - by Gene C - 08-27-2013, 12:50 PM
RE: Set the clock, Lincoln - by Eva Elisabeth - 08-31-2013, 07:21 AM
RE: Set the clock, Lincoln - by LincolnMan - 08-31-2013, 10:00 AM
RE: Set the clock, Lincoln - by L Verge - 08-31-2013, 11:43 AM
RE: Set the clock, Lincoln - by BettyO - 08-31-2013, 02:50 PM
RE: Set the clock, Lincoln - by Eva Elisabeth - 09-01-2013, 03:26 AM

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