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Abe settles in New Salem, Illinois working as a clerk in the village store. No one knows month or day.
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Lincoln won election for the first term in Illinois House of Representatives.
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Abraham made his first public statement against slavery.
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Abe breaks off the engagement with Mary Todd. He has another episode of depression.
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Edward Baker Lincoln is born.
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Abraham Lincoln gives a speech against war with Mexico.