Hello! I have some fun facts for you about Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson. The first one is Abraham's son Robert was at a train station and almost fell in the tracks while a train was coming and John Wilkes Booth's brother Edwin saved him by pulling him out only minutes before he would have been smushed.
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| Robert Todd Lincoln |
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| Edwin Booth |
The last one is that Thomas Jefferson was one of the first americans to grow tomatoes on his plantation "Monticello". Jefferson was first introduced to tomatoes while in Paris. People were not pleased with Jefferson growing tomatoes which were known as "The Devil's Fruit" because they were red and so was the Devil. They were also considered poisonous.
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| S.D. Schindler’s depiction of Thomas Jefferson and his garden from Stephanie Loer’s entry about the White House Colonical Kitchen Gardens |
I tried to comment earlier on my iphone and was having issues. So I am back now that I am home and have my PC.
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I just heard about the Lincoln/Booth fact you shared on "The Stuff You Missed In History Class" podcast. How interesting!
I was in Virginia over the weekend and got the chance to visit Monticello. T.J. is my favorite historical figure and I really enjoyed the visit to his home. Thank you for the fact. They didn't mention this on the tour.
Have a great day!
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ReplyDeleteNice job.. I hadn't heard the Lincoln fact before.
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