Fun Fact 2: He was born in a log cabin to an extremely poor family
Fun Fact 3: He was largely self-educated and taught himself law
Fun Fact 4: Abraham Lincoln was 6 feet 4 inches tall, and was reported to have kept money in his stove pipe hat!
Fun Fact 5: He became the 16th president of America in 1861, when he was 52 years of age, he served for 4 years until 1865
Fun Fact 6: Major events which happened during the presidency of Abraham Lincoln included the Civil War which lasted from 1861 until 1865 and the raising of the Emancipation Proclamation which secured the liberty of slaves
Fun Fact 7: Abraham Lincoln hated having his name shortened to Abe, and often chose to use his surname/last name, Lincoln. Sources suggest that even his wife even called him Mr. Lincoln!
Fun Fact 8: Abraham Lincoln was the first American President to wear a beard!
Fun Fact 9: When Abraham Lincoln was called two-faced by a rival, he was quoted as saying "If I had another face, do you think I'd wear this one?"
Fun Fact 10: The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln in January, 1863 and slavery ended with the passage of the 13th amendment
Fun Fact 11: Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd Lincoln on November 4, 1842, together they had 4 children, they were all boys
Fun Fact 12: He led the Union into the Civil War to protect the nation and put an end to slavery
Fun Fact 13: His celebrated career came to an end when he was assassinated on April 15 1865, five days after the Confederate armies surrendered the Civil War
Fun Fact 14: A sculpture of Abraham Lincoln's head, measuring 60-foot high (18m) is carved into the granite of Mount Rushmore, South Dakota
Fun Fact 15: Abraham Lincoln died on April 15, 1865, the day after being shot at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth and was buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois |
