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Abraham Lincoln is born!
Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln. Thomas was a strong and determined pioneer who found a moderate level of prosperity and was well respected in the community. -
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Abraham Lincoln
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Abraham's Home
Due to a land dispute, the Lincolns were forced to move from Kentucky to Perry County, Indiana in 1817, where the family "squatted" on public land to scrap out a living in a crude shelter, hunting game and farming a small plot. -
Black Hawk War
Lincoln, who stood nearly 6-4 and weighed about 180 pounds, saw brief service in the Black Hawk War. -
Studying Law
hH studied law in his spare time and became a lawyer in 1836. -
Abe marries Mary Todd
Abe and Mary courted for three years before they were married. Over the next 11 years, they had four children: Robert (1843-1926), Edward ("Eddie") 1846-1850, William ("Willie") 1850-1862, and Thomas ("Tad") 1853-1871 -
Lincoln wins as Representative
In 1846 Lincoln ran for the United States House of Representatives and won. While in Washington he became known for his opposition to the Mexican War and to slavery. He returned home after his term and resumed his law practice more seriously than ever. -
Lincoln's son passes away
The death of Edward Baker Lincoln -
Lincoln runs for the U.S. Senate
Lincoln is chosen by Illinois Republicans to run for the U.S.
Senate. In accepting, Lincoln gives his “House Divided” speech.
Lincoln believed that the recent Supreme Court decision on the Dred Scott case was part of a Democratic conspiracy that would lead to the legalization of slavery in all states. Referring to the court's decision which permitted Dred Scott to live in a free state and yet remain a slave, he said, "what Dred's Scott's master might lawfully do with Dred Scott, in the free sta -
Lincoln becomes President!
Lincoln becomes the first Republican to be elected President of
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Lincoln's First Inaguaral Address
President Lincoln delivers his First Inaugural Address -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln issues the final Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in territories held by Confederates and emphasizes the enlisting of black soldiers in the Union Army. The war to preserve the Union now becomes a revolutionary struggle for the abolition of slavery. -
Lincoln is assasinated
Actor John Wilkes Booth shoots Lincoln in Ford’s Theatre.
