Thomas Jefferson’s 269th birthday celebrated with wreath –laying

Admirers in the nation’s capital are marking the 269th birthday of the founding father, Thomas Jefferson, who is credited with drafting the Declaration of Independence. To mark the 269th anniversary of the third president’s birth, on Friday, the National Park Service, the Military District of Washington, and the D.C. Society of the Sons of the American Revolution will lay a wreath at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial.

Jefferson, who gave his personal library to the United States after invading British troops [...]

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