It is the root of many Ashkenazic last names, including Hirschfeld, Hirschbein/Hershkowitz (son of Hirsch), Hertz/Herzl, Cerf, Hart, and Hartman. It is the Yiddish translation of the Hebrew word for gazelle: tsvi.
Abraham Lincoln moved to New Salem, Illinois when he was 21, in 1832, and remained in Illinois until he was inaugurated President, in 1861. Approximately 29 years.es. Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary, purchased and moved into their first home about 1 1/2 years (in May of 1844) after they married, in Springfield, Illinois.
NPR's Robert Siegel interviews University of Virginia historian Barbara Perry about the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Andrew Johnson presidency. Perry explains how he was chosen as vice president, and how he suddenly became president after President Abraham Lincoln's assassination.ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:he following day Lincoln died, and the presidency of Andrew Johnson began. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: At the moment of the shooting, Vice President Johnson was three blocks away at a hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue asleep. A fellow boarder of Johnson's had been at theater and ran to rouse him and tell him the news.