1. By Mr. Spakoski

2. Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd on November 4, 1842

3. Abraham Lincoln created a national banking system with the National Banking Act in 1863, resulting in a standardized currency.

4. Abraham Lincoln was the tallest U.S president at 6'4".

5. Abraham Lincoln was the first president to have a beard.

6. His vice presidents where Hannibal Hamlin and Andrew Johnson. Hannibal Hamlin Andrew Johnson

7. Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated.

8. He patented a system to alter buoyancy of steamboats in 1849.

9. Lincoln was fond of pets, and owned horses, cats, dogs and a turkey.

10. Even though he was strong, a talented wrestler, and proficient with an axe, Lincoln disliked killing and harming animals, even for food.

11. Abraham had four children, Robert Todd Lincoln, Edward Lincoln, Willie Lincoln, Tad Lincoln. Only Robert Todd Lincoln survived into adulthood. Robert Todd Lincoln

12. Want to know more about Abraham Lincoln? Watch this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2lp_bXY7 Ek

13. Facts About Abraham Lincoln http://www.alincoln-library.com/facts-about- abraham-lincoln.shtml Pictures taken from public domain on Google Images