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Birth
Abraham Lincoln is born in Hardin County, Kentucky. -
Passes a bill
Lincoln and eight friends are successful in passing a bill to
move the state capital from Vandalia to Springfield. -
Marriage
Lincoln and Mary Todd are married. -
First child
Robert Todd Lincoln, the Lincoln’s first child, is born at the
Globe Tavern. -
Election
Lincoln becomes the first Republican to be elected President of
the United States. -
16th President
Lincoln is inaugurated as the 16th President of the United States. -
Shot
Actor John Wilkes Booth shoots Lincoln in Ford’s Theatre. -
Burried
Lincoln is buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield.