Know about Abraham Lincoln - the greatest American President

Find the most interesting facts about the President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Some of the most odd, weird, cool, and exciting facts about the only president in the United States to have a beard. who lives on in the memorial in Washington DC and was known for his historic speech at Gettysburg called the Gettysburg Address, in addition to him changing the civil war and freedom from slavery in the United States of America. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation to eliminate slavery in the USA.

It’s a fact that Abraham Lincoln supported the American Colonization Society program of colonizing blacks. However, there wasn’t an easy way to do this and Lincoln had to work with his team of supporters to accomplish it. Abraham Lincoln was killed at the Ford Theater in Washington DC by an actor named John Wilkes Booth. There was a major conspiracy and planning behind the assassination of the President Lincoln on that one fateful night in 1865. Booth sneaked into the theater and shot Lincoln in the head in his presidential booth at the theater. Booth was able to get away for a short period of time before he was caught and subsequently shot to death.

Many of the conspirators with John Wilkes Booth were put on the trial under the government and hanged, some of the which were presumed to be innocent but the United States needed someone to pay for the actions of the assassination of the one of the most historic presidents to ever live. The trial regarding the killing of President Lincoln set the stage for one of the last trials to be held without a jury of civilians.

Here are some more interesting facts about the President Lincoln:

He was always very honest and knicknamed “Honest Abe”. Short for Abraham. He was born in 1809 and died in 1865 at 56 years old. His state was Illinois. Abraham Lincoln was a Republican. Andrew Johnson became President after Lincoln was shot to death. His wife was Mary Todd Lincoln. They had 4 kids together. It’s interesting that before Lincoln, there were no presidents to ever be assassinated and he was the first. He will be renown as the tallest American president standing over 6 feet and 5 inches tall. Abraham Lincoln loved animals and was a very strong man in his physical and mental strength.

There are some weird and odd facts linking Abraham Lincoln to President John F Kennedy. Both were elected in the year 46, Lincoln was elected in 1846, and President JFK was elected in 1946. Both were succeeded by a president with the name of Johnson.

Many believe that Lincoln was a Christian, but it was said that he was just a very spiritual person. Like many other great speakers and presidents of the US, Lincoln had a way to capture the hearts of the people and appealed to many.

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States and remains the president on the US Penny currency.

Lincoln had no real education, but was brought up by a wealthy family. Lincoln will go down in American history as the greatest American President to ever live.