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Born
Biography
Born in Hardin County, Kentucky. During his lifetime before presidency, he farmed and was captain in the Black Hawk War.
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Became President
Abraham Lincoln became the 16th president of the United States. -
Gave the Emancipation Proclamation
Trailer The Emancipation Proclamation didn't come into effect until the next year in January. -
Emancipation Proclamation Issued
Emancipation Rap
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves forever in the Confederacy.
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Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
Booth Bio"On Good Friday, April 14, 1865, Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre in Washington by John Wilkes Booth, an actor, who somehow thought he was helping the South."
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