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Abraham Lincoln is Born
Abraham Lincoln is born in Hardin County, Kentucky. -
Abraham Lincoln moves to Indiana.
Lincoln moves to Indiana and lives there for the rest of his childhood. -
Lincoln travels to new Orleans
Lincoln makes his first flatboat trip to New Orleans. -
Abraham Lincoln Begins Political Career
Abraham Lincoln ran for state legislature and lost. -
Lincoln enlists to fight in the Black Hawk War
Lincoln enlist in the Black Hawk War where he is elected as captain of a company of volunteers. -
He is appointed as Postmaster of New Salem
Lincoln is appointed as Postmaster of New Salem by Andrew Jackson. -
Lincoln joins the Illinois legislature
Lincoln is elected as a Whig for the Illinois legislature and serves until 1842. -
Lincoln starts studying law
Abraham Lincoln studies law and is admitted to the bar. -
Lincoln gets married
Abraham Lincoln gets married to Mary Todd. -
Lincoln's first child is born
Lincoln's first child, Robert Todd Lincoln, is born. -
Lincoln's second child is born
Edward Baker Lincoln, Abraham's second child, is born. -
Abraham Lincoln serves as US representative
Lincoln begins his job as a US representative and continues until 1849. -
Lincoln's third child is born
Lincoln third child, William Wallace Lincoln, is born. -
Lincoln's fourth child is born.
Thomas "Tad" Lincoln, Abraham's fourth and final child, is born. -
Lincoln is elected as State Legislature
He is elected as state legislature but resigns to run as a Senate. -
Lincoln joins the Republican Party
Lincoln joins the newly formed Republican Party. -
Lincoln makes his first major political appearance
Lincoln makes his first major political appearance when he addressed a rally in Cooper Union in New York. -
Lincoln fights in the Civil War
Lincoln was Commader in Chief of the Civil War for four years. -
Lincoln is elected for president.
Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the USA, begins his rule as president. -
Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln is able to free slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Lincoln finishes the Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln puts the finishing touches on the Gettysburg Address. -
Lincoln promotes Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln promotes Ulysses S, Grant to be commader of all union forces. -
Abraham Lincoln dies
Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth while attending a play at Ford's Theater.
