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American History
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Dredd Scott V. Sanford
The supreme court of the U.S rules that African Americans are not citizens and cannot sue for freedom. -
Abraham Lincoln accepts Senate seat.
Abraham Lincoln accepts the Republican Party nomination for a seat in the US Senate, and delivers his "House Divided" speech. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
The First Lincoln-Douglas debates begin. -
Dred Scott Dies
Dred Scott dies from Tuberculosis. -
John Brown Raids
John Brown raids the Harpers Ferry Armory in Virginia to spark slave rebellion. -
John Brown Death
John Brown is hung for his raid on Harpers Ferry Virginia. -
The Pony Express
The Pony Express begins. -
Abraham Lincoln becomes canidate
Abraham Lincoln is selected as a presidental candidate. -
Abraham Lincoln becomes president.
Abraham beats John C. Breckinridge, Stephen A. Douglas, and John Bell and is elected the 16th president of the United States. -
South Carolina secedes
South Carolina becomes the first state to seced from the Union. -
Mississippi Secedes
Mississippi seceds from the union. -
Florida Secedes
Florida seceds from the Union. -
Alabama Secedes
Alabama secedes from the union. -
Georgia Secedes
Georgia secedes from the Union. -
Louisiana secedes
Louisiana secedes from the Union. -
Texas secedes
Texas secedes from the Union. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation, abolishing slavery. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The battle of Gettysburg begins and ends on the 3rd of July with the North victorious and the south losing over 28,000 men and the north losing 23,000 men. -
End of Civil War
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, ending the Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln is Killed
Abraham Lincoln is shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre in Washinton D.C. -
John Wilkes Booth is killed
John Wilkes Booth is shot dead by Boston Corbett in a barn.
