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When President Lincoln Met 11-year-old Grace Bedell

A few weeks before he was elected President, Lincoln received a letter from Grace Bedell, an 11-year-old girl from Westfield, New York. Richard Bluttal explains. …

16th February 1861: Abraham Lincoln meets the girl who advised him to grow a beard to gain more votes

During the presidential campaign, 11-year-old Grace Bedell had written a letter to Abraham Lincoln in which she suggested that he would look more distinguished, and garner more votes, if he grew a ...

Grace Bedell: The Girl Who Got Abraham Lincoln Elected President

Send a text In this captivating episode of Kids in History, we explore the charming story of Grace Bedell, the young girl who played a surprising role in Abraham Lincoln's election as President. Learn how her simple suggestion to grow a beard helped shape Lincoln's image and influence his campaign.…

Oct 15-Cheese Curds, Penny Marshall, The Carpenters, Chris DeBurgh, Larry Miller, Emeril Lagassee, Little Big Town

National cheese curds day. Entertainment from 1988. Grace Bedell told Abe Lincoln to grow a beard, King Henry VIII bans bowling for the poor, TaTa airlines begins service. Todays birthdays - Linda Lavin, Penny Marshall, Richard Carpenter, Tonya Roberts, Chrid De Burgh, Larry Miller, Emeril Lagasse,…

How Lincoln Got His Beard

Future President Abraham Lincoln had yet to grow his iconic facial fuzz when he received a letter from Grace Bedell - an 11 year-old resident of Westfield, New York - dated 15th October, 1860.  “I have yet got four brothers... and if you let your whiskers grow I will try and get the rest of them to…

Oct 15th-Cheese Curds, 11y/o girl tells Lincoln to grow a beard, The Carpenters, Penny Marshall, Emeril Lagasse

National cheese curds day. Entertainment from 1970. Grace Bedell told Abe Lincoln to grow a beard, King Henry VIII bans bowling for the poor, TaTa airlines begins service. Todays birthdays - Linda Lavin, Penny Marshall, Richard Carpenter, Tonya Roberts, Chrid De Burgh, Larry Miller, Emeril Lagasse,…

Lincoln's Beard

In the opening episode of Series 9, Rachel Johnson revisits an extraordinary moment in history: an 11-year-old girl’s bold letter to Abraham Lincoln that altered not only his appearance, but the public imagination of a future president. Weeks before the 1860 election, young Grace Bedell wrote to L…

Abe Lincoln Week: Grace Bedell, The Girl Who Got Abe Lincoln To Grow A Beard

We’re replaying some of our favorite episodes about the 16th President. In this episode from October 2021, a handwritten letter from an 11 year old convinces presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln to grow a beard. Plus: in 1957, an unusual demonstration in Port Washington, Wisconsin: the “Power Mow…

Fun Facts About Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, stands as one of history's most prominent autodidacts, having mastered law and grammar through independent study despite receiving only one year of formal schooling. Before his time in the White House, Lincoln’s physical strength and agility…

Oct 15th-Cheese Curds, 11y/o girl tells Lincoln to grow a beard, The Carpenters, Penny Marshall, Emeril Lagasse

National cheese curds day. Entertainment from 2002. Grace Bedell told Abe Lincoln to grow a beard, King Henry VIII bans bowling for the poor, TaTa airlines begins service. Todays birthdays - Linda Lavin, Penny Marshall, Richard Carpenter, Tonya Roberts, Chrid De Burgh, Larry Miller, Emeril Lagasse,…