Abraham Lincoln, a frontiersman turned lawyer, served as the 16th president until he was brutally assassinated in April 1865 by John Wilkes Booth – and he’s still widely considered the greatest of all American presidents, over 150 years after his death.
Enjoy these facts about Honest Abe and the extraordinary life that he led.
1. Young Teddy
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2. Relic
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3. The assassin
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4. Quite a coincidence
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5. Another amazing coincidence
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6. Abe’s ghost
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7. Goodbye…
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8. Don’t bet against him
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9. Is it them?
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10. Nope
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