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Source: https://kids.nationalgeographic. com/explore/history/ rst-thanksgiving/ national Thanksgivings; one in August to commemorate the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War, and the other in November to give thanks for "general blessings." It's the second one that we celebrate today. Modern Thanksgiving In the 19th century, the modern Thanksgiving holiday started to take shape. In 1846, Sarah Josepha Hale, editor of a magazine called Godley‛s Lady‛s Book, campaigned for an annual national thanksgiving holiday. Thanksgiving On the fourth Thursday of November, people in the United States celebrate Thanksgiving, a national holiday honoring the early settlers and Native Americans who came together to have a historic harvest feast. The First Thanksgiving Native Americans and early settlers gave thanks together with this historic feast. The meal consisted of deer, corn, shellfish, and roasted meat, different from today's traditional Thanksgiving feast. They played ball games, sang, and danced. But it wasn't until 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln declared two
Abraham Lincoln Early Life Abe was born in 1809 in Kentucky. He and his family lived in a log cabin. He was an inquisitive boy who loved the outdoors.
Abraham was also a hard worker
who would help his father, Thomas Lincoln, on their farm or chop rewood for neighbors. In 1818, when Abraham was nine years old, his mother died, and in 1819, just one year later, his father remarried. Though he was devastated by the loss of his mother, Abe quickly bonded with his stepmother, Sarah Bush Johnston.
The Lincolns moved from Kentucky to Indiana, which is where Abraham got his education. All told, he only attended about 18 months of school. However, he was very studious and would walk for miles just to borrow and return books from his neighbors. He used these books to teach himself to read.
Abe was 6‛4” tall, making him much taller than most men of the time.
Working Life
Though Abe is most famous for being President, he held several jobs beforehand as well. These included a woodcutter, shopkeeper, postmaster, general store owner, soldier, and lawyer. All of these jobs helped to prepare him for his life in politics. After practicing law for several years, Abe ran for and was elected to, the Illinois State Senate in 1834. The Presidency Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States in 1860 . He only received about 40 percent of the popular votes, though he got 180 of the 303 available Electoral votes. His election was mostly due to Northern support, as he wasn’t even included on the ballot in most Southern states. A Great Man Abraham Lincoln rose from humble beginnings to be one of our best Presidents. He was an honest and hardworking man, who wanted what was best for our country. Abe helped guide our country through a tough Civil War and helped us to realize that all men are created equal. https://www.coolkidfacts.com/abraham-lincoln-facts/
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