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Birth
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Started going to school
Learned the basics of reading, writing, and mathematics -
Moved to Indiana
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Lincoln's mother died
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Lincoln's father remarries
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Moves to Illinois
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Lincoln is elected to the Illinois House of Representatives
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Lincoln is granted a license to practice law
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Lincoln moves to Springfield, Illinois
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Lincoln argues his first case before the Illinois Supreme Court
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Lincoln marries Mary Todd Ryan
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Lincoln and his wife have their first child, Robert Todd
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Lincoln and his wife have their second child, Edward Baker
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Lincoln is elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
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Lincoln takes his seat in Congress
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Lincoln and his wife have their third child, William Wallace
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Lincoln's father dies
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Lincoln and his wife have their fourth child, Thomas
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Lincoln becomes the first Republican elected to the office of President
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Lincoln is inaugurated as the 16th president of the United States
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Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, which frees the slaves
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Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address
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Lincoln is reelected president
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Lincoln delivers his Second Inaugural Speech
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Lincoln is shot
He is shot by the actor John Wilkes Booth while attending the play "Our American Cousin" at Fords Theater -
Lincoln passes away at 7:22 am
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Lincoln's body arrives in Springfield, Illinois
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Lincoln's body is buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois