It was Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday in 2009. The nation wanted to mark the occasion. There were many parties and events across the country. Washington, D. C., re-created the party that took place after Lincoln first became president. Actors wore costumes from the mid-nineteenth century. Also, the National Park Service hosted a party at the Lincoln Memorial. Lincoln look-alikes were there. They wore his famous black stovepipe hat. Other events honored Lincoln's early life in Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois. Do It! Many people .