Abraham Lincoln's Fun Facts- reading comprehension Lesson 43
Abraham Lincoln's Birthday February 12, 1809- April 15, 1865 1. At 6 foot, 4 inches , Lincoln was the tallest president. The average height of men at this time was 5'6". Lyndon Johnson was 6'3.5" and Donald Trump is 6'3". -He was the first president to be born outside of the original thirteen colonies. He was born in Kentucky on February 12, 1809 in a log cabin. - Lincoln was the first president to be photographed at his inauguration. He was to have sat for over thirty-six photographers on sixty-six occasions. -John Wilkes Booth (his assassin) can be seen standing close to Lincoln in the picture. -Lincoln was the first president to wear a beard.*** -A few weeks before he was elected President, Lincoln received a letter from Grace Bedell an 11 year old from Westfield, New York,(October 15, 1860) who urged him to grow a beard to help him get elected. In Lincoln's response of October 19, 1860, he gave no promises, but a month later allowed his bea