BIRTH

CAREERS

• Bartender
• Store Clerk
• Surveyor
• Lawyer
• Statesman & politician
• Militia soldier

PRESIDENCY

• He was the 16th president
• He was a registered Republican
• He helped pass the 13th amendment which abolished slavery
• He led America through the Civil War

DEATH

• First U.S. president to be assassinated
• Shot by John Wilkes Booth while at a play in Ford’s theater
• On the day he was shot, Lincoln told his bodyguard he dreamt he’d be assasinated
• Lincoln died on April 15, 1865 which was Good Friday

TRIBUTES

• Lincoln memorial is located in Washington DC. It is at the Western end of the National Mall
• Lincoln is also featured on the $5 bill and the penny
• He is also 1 of 4 presidents carved at Mount Rushmore in Keystone, South Dakota

FUN FACTS

• He was the tallest president (6’- 4”)
• He was inducted into theWrestling hall of Fame
• First president to have a full beard
• He often stored his pipe and important papers under his hat
• Nickname was Honest Abe
• He made Thanksgiving a national holiday
• He was an animal lover

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