Abraham Lincoln was the 16th well-known president of United States of America. He was assassinated in April 1865 and since then he became a mystery with all the rumors floating around. His presidency was remarkable with his outstanding work in the abolishment of slavery. He modernized the American economy. His presidency led the United States Of America through the Civil War. Abe Lincoln is considered as one of the famous and influential people of all time.
A Collection of Amusing Facts About Abraham Lincoln
With all the rumors on the surface about Abraham Lincoln, we have segregated a few facts about him. Let us have a look at them.
1. He was a bartender and to be precise, he was a licensed bartender.
2. Abraham Lincoln’s assassinated by his favorite actor, John Wilkes Booth.
3. Lincoln’s son, Robert was once saved by the brother of Lincoln’s assassin, Edwin Booth.
4. Lincoln was the first president in the history of the United States who thought that women should have equal rights to vote like men.
5. Abraham Lincoln was the shining star of ‘Wrestling Hall of Fame’. Out of 300 matches, he lost only a one of them.
6. Like Abraham, his dog Fido was also assassinated.
7. The birthday of Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln is same, 12 February 1809.
8. He already dreamt about his assassination before it actually happened, like a déjà vu.
9. There was a secret message in Lincoln’s pocket watch which he was unaware of. The jeweler who made the watch scribbled the inscription inside the watch. The secret message says ‘The first gun is fired. Slavery is dead. Thank God we have a President who at least will try.’ with the jeweler’s sign ‘Jonathan Dillon April 13-1861 Fort Sumpter was attacked by the rebels on the above date J Dillon April 13-1861 Washington thank God we have a government, Jonth Dillon’.
10. His beard was a result of an 11-year old girl who convinced him to grow his beard.
11. When Abe Lincoln was 9 years old, his mother died after consuming poisoned milk.
12. It was Good Friday when he was assassinated.
13. He practiced law in spite of having no degrees.
14. He is the only president who owns a patent of his own.
That sums up our list of amazing facts about United States’ 16th president.
Tiru Dehariya
