Abraham Lincoln was a homeschooler like me.

Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves in America in the mid-1800s.

The people of the United States were so proud of him, they built this memorial (r) containing his statue (l). On the inside of the memorial are some of President Lincoln's famous speeches....

"Four score and seven years ago, our forefathers...."

There are many war memorials in Washington.

The Vietnam Veterans memorial (l) is black and holds the names of all those who died or are missing in action (1000 MIA remain).

Many women have served in wars. Here (r) is a memorial to thank the women for service to their country.

NATIONAL ZOO

Mom and I spent the day at the National Zoo. I had alot of fun seeing so many different animals up close. Unfortunately, many of the animals are endangered because humans are destroying the animals' habitats.

The pandas (r) were really cool. They came all the way from China! They were just waking up when we saw them early in the day. The line to view them grew as the day grew!

Miniature castles were displayed by the Medieval Society of Germany in the Explorers Hall at the National Geographic Society.

Here I am in front of one that depicted how an army would attack a castle. It was pretty hard to attack a castle!

Mom and I made a quick stop at the Continental Hall of the DAR. I can join the DAR when I am older if I choose, too. My great-great-great-great... grandfather was William Tong who fought in the war for our country's freedom. My great-grandmother, Dorothy Crain Hawes, was a member. She did all of the genealogical research to prove we are the descendants of Mr. Tong. William Tong had like 16 kids so I must have alot of cousins out there!