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Abraham Lincoln is born in a one room log cabin
Lincoln was born in Nolin Creek, Kentucky. -
Lincoln's mother dies
Nancy Hanks Lincoln (his mother) dies of "milk sickness." -
Lincoln's father remarries.
Abraham's father, Thomas, marries a widow, Sarah Bush Johnston, and becomes stepfather to her three children. Abraham develops much affection for his stepmother. -
Elected to Illinois General Assembly
Lincoln, age 24, is elected to the Illinois General Assembly as a member of the Whig party. -
Lincoln marries Mary Todd
November 4, marries Mary Todd in Springfield, Illinois. -
Elected President of the United States
November 6, 1860 - Abraham Lincoln is elected as 16th U.S. president and the first Republican. Receives 180 of 303 possible electoral votes and 40 percent of the popular vote. -
Delivers the Gettysburg Address
President Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at a ceremony dedicating the Battlefield as a national cemetery. -
Re-elected United States President
Abraham Lincoln is re-elected president, defeating Democrat George B. McClellan. Lincoln gets 212 of 233 electoral votes and 55 percent of the popular vote. -
Lincoln is shot at Ford's Theater
Lincoln and his wife Mary see the play "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater. About 10:13 p.m., during the third act of the play, John Wilkes Booth shoots the president in the head. Doctors attend to the president in the theater then move him to a house across the street. He never regains consciousness. -
President Lincoln dies
President Abraham Lincoln dies at 7:22 in the morning. -
The first Lincoln penny was minted
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First $5 bill issued with Licnoln's picture
