Abraham Lincoln

By julwagler

  • Birth

  • Started going to school

    Learned the basics of reading, writing, and mathematics

  • Moved to Indiana

  • Lincoln's mother died

  • Lincoln's father remarries

  • Moves to Illinois

  • Lincoln is elected to the Illinois House of Representatives

  • Lincoln is granted a license to practice law

  • Lincoln moves to Springfield, Illinois

  • Lincoln argues his first case before the Illinois Supreme Court

  • Lincoln marries Mary Todd Ryan

  • Lincoln and his wife have their first child, Robert Todd

  • Lincoln and his wife have their second child, Edward Baker

  • Lincoln is elected to the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Lincoln takes his seat in Congress

  • Lincoln and his wife have their third child, William Wallace

  • Lincoln's father dies

  • Lincoln and his wife have their fourth child, Thomas

  • Lincoln becomes the first Republican elected to the office of President

  • Lincoln is inaugurated as the 16th president of the United States

  • Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, which frees the slaves

  • Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address

  • Lincoln is reelected president

  • Lincoln delivers his Second Inaugural Speech

  • Lincoln is shot

    He is shot by the actor John Wilkes Booth while attending the play "Our American Cousin" at Fords Theater

  • Lincoln passes away at 7:22 am

  • Lincoln's body arrives in Springfield, Illinois

  • Lincoln's body is buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois