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Abraham Lincoln’s first car
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Abraham Lincoln’s first car
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Do people still generally know that Abe Lincoln grew up in a log cabin? Is that still taught in grade school?
Yes. Although, most people are mistakenly of the impression he was born in Illinois. This is not the case. Lincoln practiced law in Illinois, was in the Illinois house of reps, was the US rep for Illinois, and lived in Illinois most of his life, but the log cabin he was born in was actually just outside of Louisville, Kentucky.
Lincoln was not governor of Illinois
Just listened to a podcast where a 6th grade English teacher explained she has to teach half the class how to form complete sentences. In fucking 6th grade!!
Corvid was 5 years ago. Some current 6th graders didn’t really start school until the 3rd grade, and unless their parents were actively and constantly teaching them, they ain’t know shit
Also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Logs
Yeah, this was my first thought, as I played with them as a kid. But, then I remembered why they were called Lincoln Logs.