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Abraham Lincoln Facts: 13 Things About The 16th President On His Birthday

• Lincoln’s  favorite food included bacon, oysters and apples.
• His father was only literate enough to write his name, however Lincoln could read and write.

Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 to his assassination in 1865. He was president during the American Civil War. During the war, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, an order to free millions of U.S. slaves, and later promoted the passage of the 13th Amendment to the constitution abolishing slavery and involuntary servitude, except as criminal punishment. Photo: IBTimes

• Lincoln once argued before the U.S. Supreme Court.
• The 16th president did not drink, smoke or chew tobacco, according to the National Constitution Center.
• Lincoln was the first to establish “Thanksgiving” as a holiday in 1864.
• He was known to be an animal lover. He had a dog named Fido whom he obsessed over. When he was forced to leave his dog Fido behind in Illinois, he had reportedly given his friends extremely specific instructions and laid down rules as to how the animal should be cared for, including clearly specifying that Fido should not be scolded for bringing mud into the house.
• Lincoln’s mother died after drinking milk tainted by a poisonous root. He later had a stepmother named Sarah Bush Johnston.
• His famous Gettysburg Address was only 272 words long.
• Legend claims first lady Mary Todd Lincoln, and on at least one instance the president himself, participated in séances​ in order to attempt to communicate with their sons who were dead.
• Lincoln liked to read William Shakespeare works.
• Apart from his beloved dog Fido, Lincoln also had two cats, Tabby and Dixie. His wife reportedly chastised him when he fed them from the dinner table.
• Lincoln is known to be the tallest president at 6′ 4. He was also a legendary wrestler in Illinois when he was young.
• The 16th president is remembered as “The Great Emancipator.” Lincoln’s greatest legacy was his work to preserve the Union and his signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared all slaves should be freed.

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