▲ 112 ▼ 2026-08-29 #0 (thelemmy.club) submitted 23 hours ago by m_f@discuss.online to c/thefarside@sh.itjust.works 12 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://www.thefarside.com/2026/08/29/0 Caption: Abraham Lincoln’s first car Alt text: OTHER PRESIDENTS / MUSEUM MAP Disqus comments Page couldn't be archived
[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 7 points 22 hours ago (3 children) Do people still generally know that Abe Lincoln grew up in a log cabin? Is that still taught in grade school? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago (1 child) Just listened to a podcast where a 6th grade English teacher explained she has to teach half the class how to form complete sentences. In fucking 6th grade!! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago Corvid was 5 years ago. Some current 6th graders didn't really start school until the 3rd grade, and unless their parents were actively and constantly teaching them, they ain't know shit permalink fedilink source parent [–] gastroglizzy@piefed.social 6 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 child) Yes. Although, most people are mistakenly of the impression he was born in Illinois. This is not the case. Lincoln practiced law in Illinois, was in the Illinois house of reps, was the US rep for Illinois, and lived in Illinois most of his life, but the log cabin he was born in was actually just outside of Louisville, Kentucky. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] toast@retrolemmy.com 3 points 13 hours ago Lincoln was not governor of Illinois permalink fedilink source parent [–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 4 points 21 hours ago (1 child) Also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Logs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago Yeah, this was my first thought, as I played with them as a kid. But, then I remembered why they were called Lincoln Logs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago (1 child) Just listened to a podcast where a 6th grade English teacher explained she has to teach half the class how to form complete sentences. In fucking 6th grade!! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago Corvid was 5 years ago. Some current 6th graders didn't really start school until the 3rd grade, and unless their parents were actively and constantly teaching them, they ain't know shit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago Corvid was 5 years ago. Some current 6th graders didn't really start school until the 3rd grade, and unless their parents were actively and constantly teaching them, they ain't know shit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gastroglizzy@piefed.social 6 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 child) Yes. Although, most people are mistakenly of the impression he was born in Illinois. This is not the case. Lincoln practiced law in Illinois, was in the Illinois house of reps, was the US rep for Illinois, and lived in Illinois most of his life, but the log cabin he was born in was actually just outside of Louisville, Kentucky. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] toast@retrolemmy.com 3 points 13 hours ago Lincoln was not governor of Illinois permalink fedilink source parent
[–] toast@retrolemmy.com 3 points 13 hours ago Lincoln was not governor of Illinois permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 4 points 21 hours ago (1 child) Also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Logs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago Yeah, this was my first thought, as I played with them as a kid. But, then I remembered why they were called Lincoln Logs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago Yeah, this was my first thought, as I played with them as a kid. But, then I remembered why they were called Lincoln Logs. permalink fedilink source parent
