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Abraham Lincoln is born in Kentucky. The mother's name is Nancy Hanks and the father's name is Thomas Lincoln. He was born near Hodgenville, Kentucky.
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Abraham's mother, Nancy Hanks, died during an epidemic of milk sickness. She had drank the milk of a cow that was eating poisonous plants that cause the milk sickness.
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Abraham's father, Thomas Lincoln, remarried to a widow named Sarah Bush Johnston.
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Abraham's older sister, Sarah Lincoln, died during labor.
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The Black Hawk War was a conflict between the United States and Native Americans. It was headed by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader.
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The Black Hawk War was the longest and most destructive war between pioneers and Native Americans in Utah History.
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Abraham was elected into the Illinois State Legislature when he was 24 years old, two years after he had seperated from his family to become a man.
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Mary Todd was part of a wealthy Kentucky family, she was well educated. Abraham and Mary had four boys together.
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Robert Todd Lincoln was born in Springfield and died on July 26, 1926 in Manchester.
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Edward Baker Lincoln was born in Springfield and died on February 1, 1850.
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William Wallace Lincoln was born in Springfield and died on February 20, 1862.
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Tad Lincoln was born in Springfield and died on July 15, 1871 in Chicago.
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One of the more famous quotes from this speech is "A house divided against itself cannot stand."
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The Lincoln-Douglas debates were a series of seven debates.
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Abraham declares that slavery is a moral wrong in the sixth Lincoln-Douglas Debate.
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Even though Abraham lost the senatorial election to Douglas, he still one presidency.
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An inauguration is the act of starting a new operation.
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The Gettysburg Address is the most famous speech of Abraham's and one of the most quoted speeches in U.S. history.
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Salmon Chase lived from January 13, 1808 to May 7, 1873.
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Abraham was shot by John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor and Confederate Sympathizer. He was shot at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.
