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Poetic Roll Call of Statesmen and Pioneers by Month
A commemorative verse lists notable figures born in each month from January to May. It names Hancock Franklin Paine Blaine Poe Hamilton Fremont Bayard Taylor Lee Lee Sherman Longfellow Lowell Edison Greeley Jackson Tyler Cleveland Monroe Buchanan Stevens Douglas Clay Irving Morse among others, linking their birth months to their fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
Ben Franklin
Thomas Paine
James G. Blaine
Americas
Edgar Poe
Imperial Hamilton
Pathfinder Fremont
Bayard Taylor
Robert Edward Lee
Webster
McKinley
Washington
Lincoln
Harrison
Fillmore
Sherman
Longfellow
Lowell
Edison
Horace Greeley
Iron Jackson
New Orleans
John Tyler
James
Grover Cleveland
Benton
Bryan
Clinton
Calhoun
Phil Sheridan
Winchester
Sweet April
Jefferson
Grant
Ames Monroe
Buchanan
Thad Stevens
Keen
Douglas
Irving
Sleepy Hollow
Morse