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Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809 in Hodgenville, Kentucky to Thomas and Nancy Lincoln.
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Abraham Lincoln was only 24 years old when he was elected in the Illinois State Legislature on August 4, 1834.
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Abraham became the leader of the Whig party on September 9, 1836.
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From March 4, 1861 to April 15, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was the president of the United States. He served two terms, but at the begining of his second term, he died.
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The Emancipation Proclamation, issued in 1863, freed all slaves in the rebellious states and paved the way for the end of slavery.
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On the morning of November 19, 1863, Abraham gave the 273 word speech, called the Gettysburg Address.
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Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilks Booth on April 13,1865'
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After Abraham was shot, he died two days later on April 15, 1865.
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Abraham was burried in Springfield, Illinois in the Oak Ridge Cemetery.
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Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865 and ratified on December 6, 1865 the 13th amendment ended slavery in the U.S.
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