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 * Abraham Lincoln**



[|Abraham Lincoln]was the United States [|sixteenth] president. He was born born February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky. He began his political career as a [|Illinois Legislator]. He then became a lawyer in 1836. A few years later he met and married a woman by the name of Marry Todd and together thay had [|four children]. He was then nominated for president in [|1860] and won the election. President Lincoln delivered the [|Gettsburg Address] on November 19, 1863. He also issued the [|Emancipation Proclamation] on Janurary 1, 1863. However, his greatest challenge through out his presidency was the [|civil war]. Unfortunately, in 1865 Lincoln was [|assassinated] by John Wilkes.
 * Brief Biography**

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 * Rembering Lincoln Today
 * In Springfield, IL there is a [|museum] dedicated to Lincoln.
 * Today, visitors can also view Lincoln's [|home] in Springfield, IL.
 * The Life of Abraham Lincoln an illustrated timeline for [|young] children.
 * His most famous rememberance is the [|Lincoln Memorial] in Washington D.C.
 * We also remember Lincoln every time we pick up a lucky [|penny] from the sidewalK.

> Read [|Quotes] by Abraham Lincoln.
 * More About Lincoln**
 * The colorful [|stories] about Lincoln's life really are true: He was born in a log cabin and grew up on the American frontier, educated himself by reading borrowed books, and worked splitting fence rails and clerking in a general store, and then as a country lawyer, long before he became president
 * "A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me."
 * Learn about The Spanish Civil War and the Abraham Lincoln [|Brigade].

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