When was Lincoln born?

Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809. He was president of the United States from 1861 until he died 1865. Lincoln was a very tall man. He was 6 foot 4 inches tall. Even his feet were big. They were 13 inches long. Lincoln was too tall to fit most beds. When he was president the people from his hometown gave him a special bed. It was 9 feet long. That bed was big enough for president Lincoln. Lincoln liked to laugh. He liked to make other people laugh too. People said that he was so funny that he made cats laugh. Many people thought Abraham Lincoln was very ugly. Right before he became president an 11-year-old girl wrote him a letter. She said that she wanted him to grow a beard. Abraham Lincoln thought this over and he said that it was a good idea. That is why in most pictures of Lincoln he has a short beard.