Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, on February 12, 1809. He moved to Indiana in 1816 and lived there for the rest of his youth. His mother died when he was 9 but he was very close to his stepmother, who urged him to read. Lincoln himself stated that he had about...
William Clintons in our genealogy. So, I’m the eighth. My 9-month-old son is the ninth. ... There’s definitely a lot of double takes, though, for sure. And it’s a daily occurrence. I have in my mind always like, well, there’s the daily...
President Barack Obama takes his second-term oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts. First Lady Michelle Obama holds two Bibles, one from Martin Luther King, Jr., the other from Abraham Lincoln. Sonya N. Hebert / The White House During his second term as president, Obama focused on...
Andrew Johnson(1808-1875) served as America's seventeenth president. Asvice president, he took over after the assassination ofAbraham Lincolnin 1865. He was president through the early days of Reconstruction at a time when emotions ran high. Due to disagreements with Congress and his staff, he ...