Abraham Lincoln
(1869 - 1948)
Lincoln was an American lawyer and Republican politician
who served as 16th president of the United States from
1861 until his assassination in 1865.
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Lincoln led the nation through the American Civil War, and
succeeded in abolishing slavery. He was assassinated
at the Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C. on the
evening of April 14, 1865 while watching the play
"Our American Cousin". Lincoln is remembered as one
of the greatest presidents in American history.
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