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Abraham Lincoln was born.
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First Political Speech
With Henry Clay, Whig platform. Defeated through strong local vote. -
Elected to State legislature as Whig
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March 4, inaugurated sixteenth President
succeeds Buchanan, and precedes his vice - Andrew Johnson, who General Grant succeeded. Civil War began by firing on Fort Sumter, April 12. -
emancipation announced.
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Gettysburg Cemetery address
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assassinated in Ford's Theater,
assassinated by John Wilks Bothh well watching a play at fords theater