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Lincoln was born on February 12, ... On January 27, 1838, Abraham Lincoln, then 28 years old, delivered his first major speech at the Lyceum in Springfield, ...
Statue of 21-year-old Abraham Lincoln in downtown Decatur, Illinois, on the site of his first political speech. In 1830, when Lincoln was twenty-one years of age, thirteen members of the extended Lincoln family moved to Illinois. Thomas, Sally, Abraham, and Sally's son, John D. Johnston, went as one family.
Born Age at start of presidency Age at end of presidency Post-presidency timespan ... Abraham Lincoln: Feb 12, 1809: 52 years, 20 days Mar 4, 1861: 56 years, 62 days
Lincoln's Birthday is a public holiday in some U.S. states, observed on the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth on February 12, 1809, in Hodgenville, Kentucky. [1] Connecticut , [ 2 ] Illinois , [ 3 ] Indiana , [ 4 ] Michigan , [ 5 ] Ohio , [ 6 ] California , [ 7 ] Missouri , [ 8 ] and New York [ 9 ] observe the holiday.
Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated. First president born in Kentucky. First president born outside of the original 13 colonies. [144] First president to hold a patent. [144] First president to be assassinated. [108] First president elected as a Republican to the presidency. [85] First president to have a beard. [78]
Two months later on February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born there in a one-room log cabin. Today this site bears the address of 2995 Lincoln Farm Road, Hodgenville, Kentucky. A cabin, symbolic of the one in which Lincoln was born, is preserved within a 1911 neoclassical memorial building at the site.
In the new documentary “Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln,” director Shaun Peterson tackles decades’ worth of speculation about the sexual orientation of the towering 16th ...
Franklin D. Roosevelt served the longest, over twelve years, before dying early in his fourth term in 1945. ... Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) [42] March 4, 1861 ...