Today marks the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial, which took place on May 30, 1922, the traditional date of Memorial Day, or, as it was called then, Decoration Day.
Shown above are Chief Justice and former President William Howard Taft, President Warren G. Harding, and Robert Todd Lincoln, the late president’s son. The Chief Justice formally presented the new monument to the President, who accepted it on behalf of the American people.
The ceremony was broadcast live on stations NOF and NAA.