12 February 1914 Posted on February 11, 2014 by Staff The first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty." George Washington — Click here for more from George Washington Related posts: 26 February 1914 27 February 1594 11 February 1531 3 August 1914 15 August 1914 30 August 1914 16 August 1914