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1. False. Lincoln was shot
on April 14, 1865 as he watched a play at Ford's Theatre in
Washington D.C. He died the next day. He was the first American
President to be assasinated. His final resting place is in
Springfield, Illinois.
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2. True. George Washington
supposedly loved to dance.
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3. False. George Washington
never wore wooden teeth. Though he wore false teeth, they were made
of cow's teeth, human teeth, and elephant ivory and were set in a
lead base with springs that allowed him to open and close his mouth.
They were probably more uncomfortable than wooden teeth. The fit was
poor and damaging to his lips.
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4. False. Abraham Lincoln
was the 16th President of the United
States.
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5. False. Another
well-known myth about Washington. The Potomac River is over a mile
wide, making it infeasible that even the best athlete could have
tossed a silver dollar across it. In addition, there were no silver
dollars when Washington supposedly tossed the silver dollar across
the river.
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6. False. Abraham Lincoln
had no formal education. He was a self-taught man--as was
Washington.
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7. False. Abraham Lincoln
was born in Hardin County, Kentucky. He later lived at Springfield,
Illinois with his wife, Mary.
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8. False. Each carved face
is 60 feet tall.
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9. False. Washington never
chopped down a cherry tree. Parson Mason Weems, an early biographer
of George Washington, invented the story to emphasize Washington's
honesty.
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10. True. Washington was 6 feet, two
inches tall, and Lincoln was 6 feet, four inches
tall.
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