Abraham Lincoln By fernandez_joe Feb 12, 1809 Birth Apr 1, 1832 Enlists in Black Hawk War Aug 30, 1832 Starts Studying Law Aug 30, 1834 Elected to the Illinois General Assembly Aug 25, 1835 Becomes Leader of The Whig Party Jul 3, 1846 Elected to The House of Representatives Apr 30, 1854 Elected to U.S. Legislature Jun 16, 1858 Nominated to be a Republican Senator Mar 6, 1860 Speech on Slavery in New Haven, Connecticut Nov 6, 1860 Elected 16th President of The U.S. Mar 4, 1861 Delivers 1st Inagural Address Nov 19, 1863 Gives The Gettysburg Address Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln Gets Assassinated