Lincoln’s Birthday 2025 falls on Wednesday, February twelfth, and is the 216th anniversary of the start of Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the US. Lincoln is extensively considered one of many best presidents in American historical past, and his birthday is commemorated as a federal vacation in the US.
Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Hodgenville, Kentucky, in 1809. He grew up in poverty and had little formal schooling, however he was a voracious reader and taught himself legislation. He entered politics in 1834 and served within the Illinois state legislature and the U.S. Home of Representatives earlier than being elected president in 1860.
