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Abraham Lincoln's Early Years
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Abraham Lincoln born near Hodgenville, KY.
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Lincoln's father moves the family to Indiana when Lincoln was seven years old.
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Young Lincoln loses his second mother to when she died of "milk sickness."
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At the age of 17, Abraham left home to work as a ferryman's helper on the Ohio River.
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Young Lincoln helped his father and stepmother move to central Illinois.
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Finding himself at loose ends, Lincoln decided to run for the Illinois state legislature.
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Lincoln again decided to run for public office. He placed second in a field of thirteen candidates and was one of four men elected to the Illinoise House of Representatives.
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After three years of studying, Lincoln padded his law exams and was admitted to practice law on this date in history.