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Wagon Train
The first wagon train leaves for the West from Elm Grove Missouri on the Oregon Trail. -
Robert Todd Lincoln is Born
Robert Todd Lincoln was born in Springfield Illinois to Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, ending the Mexican American War and giving the US essentially what will become the Southwestern states. -
Civil War Begins
The first shot of the Civil War is fired at Fort Sumter South Carolina on April 12, 1861. -
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Civil War
The American Civil War is the bloodiest war ever fought on United States soil. -
Emancipation Proclomation
Roberts father Abraham Lincoln the 16th President issues the Emancipation Proclamation which decrees that all slaves still living in the Confederate States shall be proclaimed as free peoples. -
Military Commission
Robert receives a commission as an Assistant Adjutant to General Grant. -
Father Dies
Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States and Robert's father is assassinated at Fords Theater in Washington D.C -
Resigns Commission
Robert resigns his commission at the end of the Civil War. -
Marries
Robert marries Mary Eunice Harlan. -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment is ratified, guaranteeing all African-American men the right to vote. -
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Secretary of War Years
Robert is named as Secretary of War by President James Garfield, and after Garfields assassination he continues the post under President Chester A. Arthur -
Mother Dies
Mary Todd Lincoln, former First Lady and mother to Robert dies. -
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United States Minister for The United Kingdom
Robert serves as the United States Minister for The United Kingdom. -
Wounded Knee
153 Lakota Sioux and 25 U.S troops are killed at the Massacre of Wounded Knee, near Wounded Knee South Dakota. -
President of Pullman Palace Car Company
Robert is named President of the Pullman Palace Car Company. -
Model T
Production of the Model T began on August 12 1908 in Highland Park Michigan. -
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World War I
World War I was the first global war to be fought in modern history. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The RMS Lusitania was struck by a German torpedo off the coast of Ireland. Historians credit this action with the United States entering World War I -
Last Public Appearance
Robert makes his last public appearance at the dedication ceremony in Washington D.C of his father's memorial. -
Death
Robert Todd Lincoln dies in Manchester Vermont on July 26, 1926 at the age of 82.
