Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President
Born: 12 February 1809
Birthplace: Near Hodgenville, Kentucky
Died: 15 April 1865 (assassination by gunshot)
Best Known As: The Civil War president who wrote the Gettysburg Address
The stories really are true: Abe Lincoln grew up on the American frontier, educated himself by reading borrowed books, and worked as a general store clerk long before he became the 16th president of the United States. His claims to fame are too numerous to list here; he is most often remembered for leading the Union through the Civil War and freeing Confederate slaves with the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation; for delivering the Gettysburg Address, the most famous oration in American history; and for his tragic assassination by John Wilkes Booth. Upon Lincoln's death, Andrew Johnson assumed the presidency.
Yes, that's Lincoln on the U.S. penny and the five dollar bill. In 1864 Lincoln named Salmon P. Chase to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court -- Chase is on the ten thousand dollar bill... Lincoln was preceded by James Buchanan, the only president to remain a bachelor for life... Lincoln was the first president to be born outside the original thirteen states... He was the first president to wear a beard while in office... Lincoln's oldest son, Robert Todd Lincoln, was present at three assassinations: his father's, President Garfield's in 1881 and President McKinley's in 1901... A famous (and enormous) biography of Lincoln was written by 20th-century author Carl Sandburg... Lincoln was the 16th president.
2006-10-31 04:38:46
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answered by Anonymous
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Abraham Lincoln was born on Feb. 12, 1809
Place of Birth:Hardin County, Kentucky
2006-10-31 04:35:29
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answered by ludacrusher 4
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Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin County, Kentucky on Feb. 12, 1809.
2006-10-31 04:32:18
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answered by Zain 7
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Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in a log cabin in Hardin County .
2016-05-22 17:40:56
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answered by Anonymous
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Hi,
Lincoln was Born: February 12, 1809, in Hodgenville, Hardin County, Kentucky
Died: April 15, 1865. Lincoln died the morning after being shot at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. by John Wilkes Booth, an actor.
2006-10-31 04:31:50
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answered by J B 3
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On the stormy morning of Sunday, February 12, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, wife of Thomas , gave birth to a boy. He was born on a bed of poles covered with corn husks. The baby was named Abraham after his grandfather. The birth took place in the Lincolns' rough-hewn cabin on Nolin Creek near Hodgenville, Kentucky.
2006-10-31 04:32:11
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answered by Drewood 5
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The Spanish rebellion took place in 1456 in a small town south of Texas called Merlani, it took the lives of 4,700 brave hillbillies.
2006-10-31 04:31:49
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answered by morts 1
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The Lower East Side of Manhattan. lol lol
2006-10-31 04:30:08
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answered by prizelady88 4
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somewhere in Kentucky
2006-10-31 04:30:06
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answered by Penguin Gal 6
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hardin county, kentucky
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln
2006-10-31 04:37:16
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answered by Magick Kitty 7
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