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Learning English Podcast - March 17, 2025

2025/3/17
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Explore the significance of President Abraham Lincoln's Cottage as a place where he spent considerable time and made crucial decisions, including the drafting of the Emancipation Proclamation.
  • President Lincoln's Cottage is located about five kilometers from the White House.
  • Lincoln used the cottage to escape the summer heat in Washington, D.C.
  • He drafted early versions of the Emancipation Proclamation there.
  • Lincoln survived a murder attempt near the cottage in 1864.
  • The cottage opened to the public in 2008.

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On this podcast, hear about a house President Abraham Lincoln used near Washington and its place in history; find out what the expression ‘watching grass grow’ means; learn about a national park in North Dakota honoring President Theodore Roosevelt; then, the future continuous on Lesson of the Day.