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Abraham Lincoln is born in Hardin County, Kentucky.
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Lincoln becomes a legislature candidate.
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President Jackson appoints Lincoln as New Salem postmaster.
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Lincoln wins his second bid for election to the Illinois House of Representatives.
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Lincoln and Mary Todd are married by the Rev. Charles Dresser in the home of her brother-in-law Ninian W. Edwards.
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Robert Todd Lincoln is born at Globe Tavern.
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The Lincoln’s second child, Edward Baker, is born.
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With an unprecedented majority of 1,511 votes over his Democratic opponent Rev. Peter Cartwright, Lincoln is the only Whig among seven congressmen elected from Illinois.
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Edward Baker Lincoln dies after a 52-day illness.
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Lincoln's third son William Wallace is born.
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Thomas, the Lincoln’s fourth son, is born.
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Lincoln is chosen by Illinois Republicans to run for the U.S. Senate. In accepting, Lincoln gives his “House Divided” speech.
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Lincoln is nominated for President on the third ballot by the Republican National Convention in Chicago.
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Lincoln becomes the first Republican to be elected President of the United States.
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William Wallace Lincoln dies. He is the second son the Lincolns have lost.
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On September 22, 1862, Lincoln had issued a preliminary proclamation that he would order the emancipation of all slaves in any state (or part of a state) that did not end their rebellion against the Union by January 1, 1863
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Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address.
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Actor John Wilkes Booth shoots Lincoln in Ford’s Theatre.
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Abraham Lincoln is pronounced dead at 7:22 a.m. in the home of William Petersen.