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Abraham Lincoln (Hodgenville mellett, Kentucky, 1809. február 12. – Washington, 1865. április 15.) 1861-től 1865-ig az Amerikai Egyesült Államok 16. elnöke, az első republikánus elnök. 1860-as megválasztása előtt ügyvédként, Illinois állami tisztviselőként, kongresszusi képviselőként dolgozott, valamint kétszer ...
Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Kentucky on February 12, 1809, to parents who could neither read nor write. He went to school on and off for a total of about a year, but he educated himself by reading borrowed books. When Lincoln was nine years old, his mother died.
When Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860, seven slave states left the Union to form the Confederate States of America, and four more joined when hostilities began between the North and South. A bloody civil war then engulfed the nation as Lincoln vowed to preserve the Union, enforce the laws of the United States, and end the secession ...
Apr 7, 2024 · Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, murderous attack on Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., on the evening of April 14, 1865. Shot in the head by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln died the next morning.
Facts. Also Known As. The Rail-splitter • The Great Emancipator • Honest Abe. Born. February 12, 1809 • near Hodgenville • Kentucky. Died. April 15, 1865 (aged 56) • Washington, D.C. • United States. Title / Office. presidency of the United States of America (1861-1865), United States • House of Representatives (1847-1849), United ...
Abraham Lincoln nació en Hodgenville, Kentucky, el 12 de febrero de 1809. Sus ancestros procedían de Inglaterra, pero sus padres, Thomas Lincoln y Nancy Hanks, eran agricultores bautistas nacidos en el Estado de Virginia. Si bien no recibió una educación formal, aprendió a leer, escribir y contar por su cuenta. A él le gustaba decir que ...
Lithograph copy of the Emancipation Proclamation. While still hoping for the eventual success of his gradual plan, Lincoln took quite a different step by issuing his preliminary (September 22, 1862) and his final (January 1, 1863) Emancipation Proclamation. This famous decree, which he justified as an exercise of the president’s war powers ...
