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Abraham Lincoln is Born at Kentucky
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Abraham Lincoln's life
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Abraham Lincoln is elected to the Illinois state legislature
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Abraham Lincoln enters the U.S. House Of Representatives
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Abraham Lincoln wins national fame in debates with Stephen A. Douglas
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Abraham Lincoln is elected president
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The Civil war begins
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Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation
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Abraham Lincoln gives the Gettysburg address
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The Civil war ends
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Abraham Lincoln is shot
He is assassinated and dies the next morning.