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Lincoln was born
Born in Kentucky -
Lincoln gets married
Marry Todd -
Election Time!
Abraham Lincoln gets elected for US president -
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Civil War Begins
Lincoln was the leader of the winning side ( the Union) during the Civil war. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862. But did not go into effect until January 1, 1863. -
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln gives the Gettysburg address -
13th Amendment!
abolished slavery in the United States -
Abraham Lincoln's Assassination
assassinated by John Wilkes Booth while attending the play at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C