Abraham lincoln november 1863

Abraham Lincoln

  • Birth

    Abraham Lincoln is born in Hardin County, Kentucky.
  • Passes a bill

    Lincoln and eight friends are successful in passing a bill to
    move the state capital from Vandalia to Springfield.
  • Marriage

    Marriage
    Lincoln and Mary Todd are married.
  • First child

    First child
    Robert Todd Lincoln, the Lincoln’s first child, is born at the
    Globe Tavern.
  • Election

    Election
    Lincoln becomes the first Republican to be elected President of
    the United States.
  • 16th President

    Lincoln is inaugurated as the 16th President of the United States.
  • Shot

    Actor John Wilkes Booth shoots Lincoln in Ford’s Theatre.
  • Burried

    Lincoln is buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield.