Abraham Lincoln's Life

Born February 12, 1809, near Hodgenville, Kentucky, U.S.—died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.Born in a backwoods cabin 3 miles (5 km) south of Hodgenville, Kentucky, Lincoln was two years old when he was taken to a farm in the neighbouring valley of Knob Creek. His earliest memories were of this home and, in particular, of a flash flood that once washed away the corn and pumpkin seeds he had helped his father plant. His father, Thomas Lincoln, was the descendant of a weaver's apprentice who had migrated from England to Massachusetts in 1637. Though much less prosperous than some of his Lincoln forebears, Thomas was a sturdy pioneer. On June 12, 1806, he married Nancy Hanks. The Hanks genealogy is difficult to trace, but Nancy appears to have been of illegitimate birth. She has been described as “stoop-shouldered, thin-breasted, sad,” and fervently religious. Thomas and Nancy Lincoln had three children: Sarah, Abraham, and Thomas, who died in infancy.


His precidence (1861-1865)
16th president of the United States who preserved the Union during the American Civil War and brought about the emancipation of the slaves. (For a discussion of the history and nature of the presidency, presidency of the United States of America.)

Coincidences with other people
February 2009, on the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth, Britannica asked two prominent contributors to answer some Lincoln-related questions on the Britannica Blog. Noted historian James McPherson, author Tried by War and of Britannica's article “Translating Thought in Action: Grant's Personal Memoirs,” addresses Lincoln's role as commander in chief during the American Civil War; and New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik, author Angels and Ages and of the cultural life section of Britannica's United States article, considers Lincoln's similarities and differences with Charles Darwin, with whom he shares his birthday.Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain 7 letters.
They concentrated their efforts until the last day of their lives to civil rights.
Both were killed by shots to the head.
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both wives lost a child living in the White House.
Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy.
Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln.
Both were assassinated by individuals who were Southerners.
Both were succeeded by southerners in the government.
Both successors were named Johnson.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln was born in 1808.
Lyndon B. Johnson, who was Kennedy's successor, was born in 1908.
John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln was, and was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy was, and was born in 1939.
Both murderers were known to the world with their three names.
Both names are comprised of 15 letters.
Both criminals ran away from the scene.
Both were captured within minutes after the assassination where they hid.
Booth ran away from the theater where Lincoln shot and hid in a cellar.
Oswald ran off a winery from where Kennedy was shot and hid in a theater.
Both assassins were murdered before his appearance at trial.
A week before his assassination, Lincoln had been in Monroe, Maryland
A week before his assassination, Kennedy had been with Marilyn Monroe.
Both Presidents were over 6 feet tall. Both were athletic men.
Both enjoyed sitting in a rocking chair. Both liked the Bible quotes and Shakespeare.
Both were captains of vessels
Both were with their wives when two separate attacks, and none of them were injured and both claimed the heads of their husbands when they were mortally wounded.
Lincoln was shot in the theater "Ford". Kennedy was in a limousine "Lincoln", a product of "Ford".
Lincoln was sitting in the theater in the balcony 7; Kennedy was in the vehicle 7, the presidential motorcade.
Both presidents died in the places where they tried to save their lives and their names beginning with "P" and "H" in the case of Lincoln, died in "Paterson House and Kennedy died in the" Park Hospital. "
Both autopsies were performed by military medical personnel and both leaders were buried in coffins mahogany .-
The remains of two presidents lie very close to each other. Mrs. Kennedy insisted that the closeness between the two catafalque outside the minimum.