Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in a log cabin in Kentucky.  He had a variety of jobs until he was elected to the Illinois legislature in 1834.  On November 6, 1860 he was elected the 16th president of the U.S.  He was the president during the Civil War and was remembered for freeing the slaves.

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