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On February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born in a one room log cabin in Nolin Creek, Kentucky.
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On September 16, 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Catholic priest, launched the Mexican War of Independence, which ended on August 24, 1821, when Spain accepted Mexican independence.
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Governor Macquarie suggests that the name 'Australia' is used to describe the continent, rather than 'New Holland' as it has previously been known. 'Australia' becomes the name used by everyone.
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On November 28, 1821, Panama declared independence from Spain.
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On September 9, 1836, Lincoln received his license to practice law.
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In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokees were forced to give up their lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma.
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On July 2, 1853, Matthew C. Perry arrived in Tokyo Bay to open diplomatic and trade relations with Japan.
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On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th President of the United States.
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On April 14, 1865, Lincoln and his wife Mary see the play "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater. At about 10:13 p.m., during the third act of the play, John Wilkes Booth shoots the President in the head, and dies at 7:22 in the morning the next day.