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Lincoln's grandfather dies in an Indian raid after being ambushed.
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Abraham Lincoln is born to a poor family in Hodgenville, Kentucky.
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Abraham Lincoln's father, Thomas, loses all of his land in court cases because of faulty property titles.
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His mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, dies from milk sickness.
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Lincoln's father eventually remarries to a widow named Sarah Bush Johnston, after Lincoln's sister, Sarah, took care of Abraham in place of his mother.
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The Lincoln family moved west to a free state (non-slave), fearing a milk sickness outbreak along the Ohio River.
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Lincoln is hired to transport goods by flatboat to New Salem, using the Sangamon, Illinois, and Mississippi rivers.
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Abraham's father, Thomas, relocates the Lincoln family to a new homestead, which is also in Illinois.
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Lincoln was in a relationship with Ann Rutledge, but not formally engaged. He met her in New Salem while doing his job. Unfortunately, she died on August 25 of typhoid fever.
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Lincoln begins to write a letter to Mary Owens, who he met in Kentucky when she was visiting her sister. Mary never came back to see him, and in his letter, he said that he would not blame her if she wanted the relationship to end.
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Lincoln and Mary Todd meet each other to get married, after cancelling their original plans to get married on January 1, 1841.
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Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln's son dies in Springfield, likely of tuberculosis. He was born after they settled into a new house.
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Another one of Lincoln's sons is born. Unfortunately, he died on February 20, 1862.
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The Lincoln's fouth son is born. He died on July 16, 1871 from heart failiure at age 18.
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Lincoln is elected the 16th President of the United States, beating Stephen A. Douglas, John C. Breckinridge, and John Bell.
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He prevented British recognition of the Confederacy by handling the Trent affair.
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Abraham Lincoln becomes president and begins to serve in the office.
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Lincoln concentrated on both the military and political dimensions of the war effort, seeking to reunify the nation.
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His Gettysburg Address became the most quoted speech in American history.
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To show his efforts towards abolition, Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation.
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Lincoln is re-elected in the presidential election by reaching out to War Democrats.
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Abraham Lincoln dies at age 56 in the Petersen House in Washington D.C., after his assassination. This ends his time in office as the president.
