
On this day in history, Feb. 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln is born in Kentucky
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On this day in history, Feb. 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln — America's 16th president — was born in Kentucky. He spent his childhood in the wilderness of 19th-century Indiana before becoming a politician.
Young Lincoln attended school for only one year until he left to learn independently by reading, History.com reports. Lincoln reminded the nation that "a house divided against itself cannot stand." Angelica Stabile is a lifestyle writer for Fox News Digital.
When Lincoln was eight years old, his family moved to Indiana, which he described as a "wild region with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods."
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