Many people know 'Abe' for the kind, wise man that he was, and it's an honor to him, that people celebrate his birthday. But while people enjoy celebrating a dead president's birthday, someone has to wonder, "What'd he do that made him so important, that people celebrate his birthday?" I looked up on Wikipedia, and I found quite a bit of information. He was the 16th president, and he led the USA through one of their toughest times, fight not against a common enemy, but brother against brother, family against family, the northern part of the USA against the Southern. the war was mostly about differences. The South wanted to keep slavery, but the North said that it went against the US' laws. Abraham was determined to keep America from becoming two different countries, no matter the cost. He believed that working together for the common good would help and strengthen both sides, but separated both fail terribly. extremely tall man, and to add to that hight, he wore a very tall top hat, in which he kept many important papers.
This was his signature:
One of the most famous speeches that he gave was called the "Gettysburg Address." As the title suggests, he addresses the people of Gettysburg on the events of the Civil War. He believe in equal rights towards all men, whatever their ethnicity. Many people did not agree, and this created trouble for Abraham. One day, April 14, 1865 to be exact, Abe went with his wife to see a show in a theater. A man called John Wilkes Booth assassinated him, because of his strong opposition to anti-slavery, and Abe's unwillingness for the South to separate from the North. Because of his death, man people mourned for the great leader to return from the grave to help save their country from the disaster that was inevitable. He was, and still is, considered one of the world's greatest leaders of all time.
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