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World War II Soldier's Funeral, 65 Years After Death

A U.S. soldier who was killed in World War II will finally be buried in his hometown today.

Tech Sergeant Walter A. McLellan was on the crew of a bomber. The plane was hit while making an air raid near Dresden, Germany, on April 17th, 1945. Local people say McLellan parachuted out and was killed by German forces.

He was buried in a sports field. After the war, the grave was moved to a church cemetery.

Since the Soviets controlled East Germany, the U.S. could not get McLellan's remains back. Now they have been identified and returned to his family.

McLellan was 19 when he died. He came from Pensacola, Florida.

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Abraham Lincoln

February 12th is the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, who is considered one of the U.S.' greatest Presidents. He led the country during its  Civil War. Lincoln strongly supported ending slavery.

Lincoln described his early life this way:

"I was born Feb. 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky. My father ... removed from Kentucky to ... Indiana, in my eighth year.... It was a wild region, with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods. There I grew up.... Of course when I came of age I did not know much. Still somehow, I could read, write, and cipher [do math] ... but that was all."

He became a lawyer and elected official. He was President from 1861 till his death in 1865.

Lincoln was killed by an actor who had supported the losing side in the Civil War. You can read more about him here.

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Pearl Harbor Day

December 7th is a day Americans remember. As President Franklin D. Roosevelt said:

"Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 -- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."

The attack was on a U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Japanese forces destroyed 21 ships. Over 2,000 people were killed.

This is what caused the U.S. to enter World War II.

Pearl Harbor

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