Presidential Funeral Trivia - On Abraham Lincoln's 200th Birthday

02/12/09 20:41 Filed in: Trivia
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In Celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s 200th Birthday this month, and President’s Day, Here are some little know presidential funeral facts:

  • Andrew Jackson’s parrot had to be removed from his funeral because it kept swearing!
  • The only two signers of the Declaration of Independence, Adams and Thomas Jefferson, both died on the same day, July 4, 1826, the 50th Birthday of our country.
  • Abraham Lincoln gave the eulogy at President Zachary Taylor’s funeral.
  • William Taft’s funeral was the first to be broadcast on the radio.
  • Andrew Johnson requested to be buried wrapped in an American Flag with a copy of the US Constitution under his head.
  • The only two presidents buried at Arlington National Cemetery are JFK, and William Taft.
  • Dwight Eisenhower was buried in his uniform in an Army casket.
  • Dying on April 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln was not permanently buried until September 26, 1901. To end potential attempts to steal the body, his coffin was placed in a cage 10 feet deep encased in 4,000 pounds of concrete. His beloved son Willie is buried with him.
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