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Date Of Birth for Abraham lincoln
Abraham was born on feb. 12,1809
He was born in Kentucky
his father's name is Thomas Lincoln
his mother's name is Nancy Hanks -
Bye mom
Abraham's mom, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, had died -
New Mother
Thomas Lincoln marries a widow, Sarah Bush Johnston who becomes stepmother to Abraham Lincoln -
Start of History
Abe becomes a candidate for Illinois General Assembly -
Too Bad
Abe loses election -
IGA
Lincoln is elected to the Illinois General Assembly,Abe starts to study law, and Abe meets Ann Rutledge -
Ann
Ann Rutledge dies from fever -
Re-IGA
Re-elected to the Illinois General Assembly -
Moving
Moves SpringfieldEstablishes as a law partner of John T. Stuart
His proposal to Mary Owens is declined -
Admission
Admission to United States Circuit CourtMeets Mary Todd at a Christmas dance. -
Engagement
Abe breaks off his engagement to Mary Todd -
Kind
Establishes new law partnership with Stephen T. Logan -
It's a duel
Challenged to a sword duel by James Shields over the publication of letters which taunted the Democrat ShieldsDuel averted by an explanation of letters -
Honeymoon
Abe marries Mary Todd in Springfield -
RTL
Robert Todd Lincoln is born to Abe and Mary -
EBL
Edward Baker Lincoln is born -
Speech
Gives a speech against war policy regarding Mexico -
DEBL
The death of Edward Baker Lincoln -
Willie
William Wallace Lincoln (Willie) is born. -
Tad
Thomas (Tad) Lincoln is born. -
Senator
Nominated as Republican senator from Illinois to oppose the Democrat Stephen A. Douglas. -
R.I.P Slavery
Speech on slavery in New Haven, Connecticut. -
Nomination
Abe was nominated to be the Republican candidate for President of the United States -
#16
Abraham Lincoln is elected as 16th U.S. president -
Union
South Carolina secedes from the Union shortly followed by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas. -
First Inaugural Address
President Lincoln delivers his First Inaugural Address. -
Kdnapp
A kidnap plot by John Wilkes Booth fails when Lincoln fails to arrive as expected at the Soldiers Home -
Surrender!!!
General Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to General Ulysses S. Grant at the village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia. -
No!!!!
President Lincoln and his wife Mary go to Ford's Theater to see the play "Our American Cousin" . During the third act of the play John Wilkes Booth shoots the president in the head at approx 10:13 p.m. -
R.I.P.
President Abraham Lincoln dies at 7:22 in the morning. Vice President Andrew Johnson becomes president. -
Kill the man
John Wilkes Booth is shot and killed in a tobacco barn in Virginia. -
One foot in the grave
Abraham Lincoln is buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, outside Springfield, Illinois.