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People of all ages are invited to help set a Guinness World Record in Simultaneous Reading on Friday, February 11, 2011 as part of the national kickoff of the Civil War Sesquicentennial. The 150th anniversary observance of the Civil War will begin that day, exactly 150 years after Abraham Lincoln left Springfield, Illinois on his Inaugural journey to Washington D.C. as President-elect. Lincoln made an impromptu speech that day from the Great Western Depot before departing Springfield for the last time.
The speech, known as Lincoln's Farewell Address, will be re-enacted at that same depot at 11:00 a.m. Central Standard Time on February 11, 2011. Thousands of people all over the world will join the re-anactor in simultaneously reading that speech. The current record of 223,363 people simultaneously reading something was set in December 2006 and is expected to be broken with this reading. All who would like to take part in the reading are invited to go to one of the registered places listed below or you can organize your own site according to the guidelines on this website: http://extras.sj-r.com/lincolndepot/ The website also has more detailed info along with the Farewell Address. Reliving our nation’s history and possibly being part of a Guinness World Record are excellent educational opportunities and hopefully many of our students will be able to take advantage of this.
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