Why did Abe Lincoln wear that hat everyday?
451823
The tall black "stovepipe" top hat was common at the time - many men wore them. Abe's was taller than most, and he flattened the brim on His, which made it look even taller. He liked it that way. He also used the hat to carry important papers in when he was working as a lawyer. That way he could carry his papers with him and still have his hands free.
825289
You won me over the day you put that hat on.\n\nSo no...I don't want you to change a single bit...just want you to be at peace.\n\nBut, don't we all...
111668
The president works everyday, even when he is on vacation.
962928
Abe Lincoln because of the height advantage
1122808
It happens everyday.\nLOL
336159
Lincoln - when a problem came up he would lock himself in his office and think it through for days, and then when he finally came out he had the right...or best solution...as opposed to a certain someone who goes golfing every time a problem arises
347761
Don't listen to these people...Lincoln was flaming.  We're talking Brokeback gay here.  It's rumored he wrote showtunes while on the toilet and had a beauty salon installed off of the Oval Office.
40510
Lincoln most certainly did not turn his back on America. Through his determination and perseverance the Union was maintained. Think if we had a man of his integrity available for president now!\n I don't think that presidents have a lot to do with which image appears on coins. Hopefully they are involved in more worthwhile pursuits.
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He was a colonel when the civil war (war between the states) started. Quickly promoted to general. And eventually became lieutenant general and general in chief.\n\nHis major contribution was dictating surrender terms to Robert E Lee (these terms were very generous, which Lincoln had intended).
733433
Mrs Lincoln wore a lot of black clothing because she was in mourning for her son who died in the White House, coupled with the fact that she was a little "strange."  I don't think that black was the only color she wore prior to that sad event.
427801
Interesting question.  Frankly, in his early career, Lincoln supported the rights of the states to secede from the Union.  Apparently he changed his position after attaining the presidency.  If I were to characterize his response, it would be this; He saved the Union at the expense of the Republic, and ushered in what many call the "imperial presidency", expanding the powers of the president over the legislature in regard to war making powers, etc..  You can argue day and night about the reasons for the War Between the States, but Lincoln eventually bought into the concept of the "perpetual Union", and he used the military to enforce it.
137675
The practice of removing one's hat goes back centuries, to the time when a knight would remove his helmet (or lift the visor) when introduced to someone. It became part of military history as the salute.\n\nNowadays, there are still many times when removing one's hat is considered the polite thing to do. When standing for the national anthem, for example. Also, when entering someone's home, it is considered polite for a man to remove his hat (even if it's just a baseball cap). \n\nIt's an old custom, but one that many people still consider the mark of a gentleman. Keeping a cap on when entering a home is considered the sign of someone rude or uneducated.
377479
it was both. they created it because in saying it every day -now they bumped it down to mondays- you start to believe it. So it brainwashed people into believing in america to stop the spread of communism.
325940
idk,but i had a beaver hat(dress hat, like a dobbs) that cost @ $200.
913143
Lincoln I believe.  c. 1861.  Always applies.
1137805
One of them does not; Abe Lincoln. The right side of his face is shown on the penny. The left side of Washington, Jefferson and Roosevelt's faces are shown on the others.\n\nBut why? Why?!?
1179680
The Abraham Lincoln penny was minted in 1908 to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of Lincoln's birth. In 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt chose portraitist and sculptor Victor David Brenner to design the penny, probably because he admired Brenner's previous works of art. Those works included a bronze relief plaque bearing a portrait of Lincoln. Brenner adapted this design for the "heads," or obverse side of the penny. He based the plaque on a photograph of Lincoln taken on February 9, 1864 by Anthony Berger. Lincoln faced right in the photo, so he faces right on the plaque and faces right on the penny.