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Birth
Abraham Lincoln was born on February, 12, 1809 in a small log cabin in a place called Sinking Spring Farm in rural Kentucky. He was named after his grandfather -
War of 1812 Ends
In 1814, the War of 1812 was ended by The Treaty of Ghent, which restored peace and understanding among the United States and Britian. -
Death of His Mother
Abraham Lincoln's mother died on October, 5, 1818 in Spencer County of milk sickness, caused by drinking milk, by cows who ate a poisonous plant. -
Discovery of Antarctica
Von Bellingshausen discovered antarctica on January, 17,1820. -
Lenonid Meteor Shower
Leonid meteor shower so intense that many believe stars are falling from sky as the world ends. -
Abe is Elected into State Legislature
He is elected as Whig. He is John L. Stuarts partner till late 1840. -
Marrige
Lincoln married Mary Todd on November 4. She was born in Lexington, Kentucky on December 13,1818 to a prominent family. Mary and Lincoln became good friends, but in the fall of 1842 they decided to get married. -
Texas Enters The Union
Six months after the Congress of the Republic of Texas accepts US territory, They are admitted into the US at the 28th state -
Elected into House of Representatives
Abr is elected into the US House of Representives. -
European Revolutions
These revolutions were political upheavles through Europe. It was the only Europe-wide collapse of traditional authority to date, but within a year, reactionary forces had won out, and the revolutions collapsed. -
Presidency
On March, 4, 1861 Abe Lincoln began his first presidential term before getting assassinated on April, 5, 1865 by John Wilkes Booth. -
Civil War
The Civil war began on April, 12, 1861 -
Emancipation Proclamation
On Janurary 1, President Lincoln issued the final Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in territories held by the Confederates and this caused there to be more black soldiers in the war fighting for their's and all other slaves their freedom. The war to preserve the Union now becomes a revolutionary struggle for the abilition of slavery. -
Gettysburg Address
On November, 19, 1863 Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, ending the Civil War. -
Death
Abraham Lincoln dies on April, 15, 1865 in the Petersen House. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Boothe. Booth jumped down to the stage he yelled "Sic semper tyrannis!" This, in Latin, means Thus always to tyrannts. -
Burried
Abraham Lincoln was burried in Oak Ridge Cemetary in Springfield, Illinois. In May of 1865
