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Grandfather dies
Lincolns grandfather dies being held hostage by indians. -
Parents married
Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks got married. -
Beethoven
Beethoven worte symphony No.4 in B-flat Major, Op. 60and Violin Concerto, Op. 61. -
Opera
Rossini's first opera "Demetrio a Polibio," produced in Rome. -
Birth
Abraham Lincoln was born near Hodgenville, Kentucky. -
Moved to Indiana
The Lincoln Family moved to the nintheenth state of Indiana. There Aunt and Uncle met them there. -
Stars
F. W. Bessel "Fundamental Astronomiae" catalog of 3,222 stars. -
Nancy and his Uncle die
Nancy his Aunt and his Uncle die of "Milk Sickness". -
Nancy dies
Nancy Lincolns mother dies of "Milk Sickness" also. -
Soccer
"Ballown" a kind of soccer, played for the first time in the United States. -
Emigration
Beginning of German emigration to Brazil. -
Baseball
A Baseball Club organized at Rochester, New York. -
Beethoven
Beethoven was born in 1770 and died in 1827. -
Sister dies
Sarah Lincoln dies giving birth. -
Chemist
Friedrich August von Kekule, German chemist born 1829 died1896. -
Sold house
Thomas Lincoln sold their house in Indiana. -
Job
Abe got a steady job at a gerneral store. -
Job failed
Abe lost his job at the general store. -
Legislature
Abe ran for state legislature. -
Chemist
German Chemist F.F. Runge (1795-1863) discovers phenol, or carbolic acid. -
Lawyer
Lincoln became a lawyer. -
Reelected
He was reelected for state legislature. -
Ships
Two British ships the "Erebus" and the "Terror" set out on their Antarctic voyage. -
Ghost town
By this time New Salem was a ghost town. -
Reelected
He was also reelected as state legislature again. -
Engaged
Mary Ann Todd wold her parents that she was getting married to Abraham Lincoln. -
Married
Abraham got married to Mary. -
Congress
Lincoln got a seat in congress. -
Presidental candidate
Abraham Lincoln was elected a Presidental candidate. -
Elected
Abraham was elected president. -
Inaugurated
Abraham had his inauguration ceremony. -
Free at last
Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves of the south in 1863. -
Death
At 7:22 a.m. Lincoln was pronounced dead.