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Cool Facts About Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in Hodgenville, Hardin County, Kentucky.
He died on April 15, 1865. Lincoln died the morning after being shot at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of United States.
He served as the President of United States between 1861-1865.
In 1834, he won the election for state legislature, and served four terms, until 1842.
In 1846, Lincoln was elected to the House of Representatives, and he served a two-year term, from 1847 to 1849.
Abraham Lincoln established Thanksgiving as a national holiday.
Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated.
He is the only US President, to have a patent (Patent No. 6469). He designed a device to lift boats over shallow waters.
Abraham Lincoln was a good wrestler, and earned the title of "Outstanding American" in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Lincoln's dog Fido was killed by a drunken assailant a year after Lincoln died.
Lincoln kept his important documents inside his hat.
There are no direct living descendants of Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln was shot on Good Friday.
Lincoln's mother was killed by poisoned milk.
Abraham Lincoln did not go to college. He had about 18 months of schooling when he was young. He was an avid reader.
He got the nickname "Honest Abe" because he did actually say once that he could not tell a lie.
He refrained from fishing and hunting because he did not like to kill animals, even for food.
In 1836, he passed the bar examination, and began to practice law.
Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd on November 4, 1842.