Presidents Day is February 20th!  Here are some facts for the kiddos!

• A minimum of 300 billion portraits of Abraham Lincoln have been created – that’s how many pennies have been made since 1787.
• Sixth President John Quincy Adams had a pet alligator that lived in a bathtub at the White House.
• The first President born a U.S. citizen was Martin Van Buren. His birthday was December 5, 1782, making him the first president born after the Declaration of Independence was signed.
• John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were the only presidents to sign the Declaration of Independence, and they both died on its 50th anniversary, July 4, 1826.
• Nine presidents never attended college, including Washington and Lincoln. However, Lincoln was an avid reader and self-educated.
• At 6′ 4″, Abraham Lincoln was the tallest U.S. President. The shortest, James Madison, was 5′ 4″ tall.
• When he became President, George Washington had only one tooth. He wore dentures made of human or animal teeth, ivory and lead, but never wood.
• George Washington is the only president that never lived in Washington, D.C. during his presidency.
• Andrew Jackson was the first president to have been born in a log cabin, and the first to ride a railroad train.
• Ronald Reagan was the oldest president inaugurated (age 69); the youngest was John F. Kennedy (age 43)

The information above was provided by Kiddie Academy, a national education-based childcare provider.

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