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Born in Kentucky
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Marry Todd
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Abraham Lincoln gets elected for US president
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Lincoln was the leader of the winning side ( the Union) during the Civil war.
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Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862. But did not go into effect until January 1, 1863.
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Lincoln gives the Gettysburg address
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abolished slavery in the United States
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assassinated by John Wilkes Booth while attending the play at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C