Lincoln's father moves the family to Indiana when Lincoln was seven years old.
Young Lincoln loses his second mother to when she died of "milk sickness."
At the age of 17, Abraham left home to work as a ferryman's helper on the Ohio River.
Young Lincoln helped his father and stepmother move to central Illinois.
Finding himself at loose ends, Lincoln decided to run for the Illinois state legislature.
Lincoln again decided to run for public office. He placed second in a field of thirteen candidates and was one of four men elected to the Illinoise House of Representatives.
After three years of studying, Lincoln padded his law exams and was admitted to practice law on this date in history.