This one also has Henry Sturges in it because my sister likes him. 🖤

QUEEN WILHELMINA AND LINCOLN’S GHOST

On August 6, 1942, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands became the first reigning queen to address a joint meeting of Congress, telling lawmakers that, despite the Nazi occupation of her country, her people’s motto remained, “No surrender.”

But that’s not what most people remember about her visit to Washington, D.C. that year – it was her encounter with Abraham Lincoln’s ghost at the White House.

By World War II, Lincoln’s spirit was already rumored to be lingering at a place where he had seen so much heartbreak during his life, from his travails during the Civil War to the death of his beloved son, Willie. But during Franklin D. Roosevelt’s tenure in the Executive Mansion, Lincoln was said to be especially active. Staff members saw Lincoln walking the halls and sitting in a chair and pulling on his boots. Eleanor Roosevelt, who said that she never saw Lincoln, admitted that she often felt a presence standing behind her as she worked.

Around Christmas in 1941, Winston Churchill stayed at the White House and after one night in the Lincoln bedroom, he asked to be moved to another room in the house. He confessed that Lincoln’s ghost had visited him in the night.

But the most famous sighting during the Roosevelt era occurred when Queen Wilhelmina and her daughter, Princess Juliana, stayed in the White House. She stayed in the Rose Room and the following night, was at a cocktail reception when she turned to the President and made the startling announcement that she had fainted the night before. The President was shocked and asked her what happened.

Queen Wilhelmina responded, “Someone knocked on my door in the middle of the night. I got up and opened it – I know this sounds ridiculous – but I saw Abraham Lincoln standing there. Then everything went black and I came to on the floor.”

In this video, Professor Allen C. Guelzo discusses Abraham Lincoln as an intellectual. The video’s description reads, “University of Florida professor Allen Guelzo taught a class on Abraham Lincoln’s intellectual interests and how the 16th president was more than just a talented politician. Professor Guelzo delved into the literary, philosophical, and religious sources that shaped Abraham…

Abraham Lincoln es el único presidente de los Estados Unidos que tuvo licencia de barman

Lincoln era copropietario de la taberna "Berry and Lincoln" en New Salem, Illinois, obtuvo una licencia legal para vender licores como whisky y brandy.

Esta faceta antes de la política es una de las curiosidades más notables de su vida.

[Publicado originalmente el 2 de Agosto del 2026]