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When he was born
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in Nolin Creek, Kentucky.Abe's parents are Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks. His home was a one room log cabin -
Lincoln starts to study law
He is elected to the Illinois General Assembly. Abe begins to study law -
Abe gets married
Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd wed in Springfield, Illinois. -
Birth of first Son
Robert Todd Lincoln is born to Abe and Mary. -
Nomination
Abraham Lincoln is nominated for President at the Republican National Convention in Chicago. -
President
Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th President of the United States. Lincoln receives 180 of 303 electoral votes and about 40 percent of the popular votes. He is the first Republican President. -
Inaugural Address
Abraham Lincoln delivers his First Inaugural Address during the inauguration ceremonies on the steps of the U.S. Capital building. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln issues the final Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in Confederate territories. -
Gettysburg Address
President Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address. Dedicates the battlefield as a National Cemetery. -
Second term
President Lincoln is nominated for a second term as President. -
President again
President Lincoln was re-elected as president getting 212 of 233 electoral votes and 55 percent of the popular votes against Democrat George B. McClellan. -
President Lincoln shot
President Lincoln and wife Mary attend the play "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater. John Wilkes Booth shot President Lincoln in the head during the third act of the play. Approximately at 10:13 pm. -
Death
President Lincoln dies at 7:22 in the morning.
Vice President Andrew Johnson assumes the presidency. -
Burial
Abraham Lincoln is buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, near Springfield, Illinois.
